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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,130
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 24 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO LEG. PT HAD NAIL FROM NAIL GUN SHOT INTO LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| ACCIDENTLY SHOT WITH NAIL GUN PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 20 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO THIGH. PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF W/NAIL GU N W/NAIL. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 16YOM-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOREARM-USING NAIL GUN-PELET DISCHARGED STRUC K ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| ACCIDENTLY SHOT HAND WITH NAIL GUN PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT. HIT ON CHIN W/NAIL GUN, FELL OFF DECK. DX. LAC CHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STATES WAS HELPING A FRIEND PUT UP A WALL AND INADVERTENTLY PUT A NA IL THROUGH HIS THUMB WITH A NAIL GUN LEFT THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS USING A NAIL GUN AT A SCHOOL WHEN HE GOT A NAIL IN THIS LT THUMB CAUSING AN OPEN FX . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| WAS USING A NAIL GUN AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIS FACE DX: FACIAL FOREIGN BODY REMOVED / FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| USING NAIL GUN IN GARAGE AT HOME WHEN ACCID SHOT NAIL INTO R LOWER LEG DX NAIL R TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SHOT IN ABD W/NAIL GUN, NAILS APPROXIMATELY 2" LONG, PULLED NAIL OUT DX: PENETRATING INJURY OF ABD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/09/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT WAS WORKING AT HOME AND SHOT SELF WITH A NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT.INJ.L.HAND AT SCHOOL WHEN USING A NAIL GUN & SHOT NAIL IN HAND. DX; P.W. L.HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT DROPPED A SREW GUN ONTO LT THIGH DX: FB IN LT THIGH (SCREW) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN DX. FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LEG PUNCTURE FROM NAIL GUN DX - FOREIGN BODY R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| HAND PUNCTURE WOUND-STAPLE GUN SHOT A STAPLE INTO PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUT NAIL THRU FINGER USING NAIL GUN PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PUT A SCREW GUN THROUGH WEB OF HAND. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SCREW FROM SCREW GUN IN R ANKLE DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED R ANKLE / PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT LOWER ARM WITH NAIL GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SHOT SELF ACCIDENTALLY WITH NAIL GUN AND THEN REMOVED NAIL HIMSELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PUNCTURE LT THUMB WITH NAIL GUN BY HIMSELF YESTERDAY PT REMOVED NAIL HI MSELF STILL HAS PAIN DX: PW LT THUMB WITH FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Ladders |
| ABRAS/LAC FACE; HIT BY NAILGUN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PROCEED DOWN LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SHOT SELF WITH A NAIL GUN; PW FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT.INJ.L.HAND AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN USING A NAIL GUN & SHOT SELF WITH A NAIL. DX; P.W. L.HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE WOUND HAND - 24 YOM SHOT SELF IN LEFT HAND WITH A NAIL FROM NA IL GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS USING A NAIL GUN AND A NAIL HIT HIS TOE. DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT GREAT TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SHOT NAIL FROM NAILGUN INTO FINGER, PUNCTURE WOUND L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND-NAIL SHOT INTO THIGH FROM NAIL GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| USING A STAPLE GUN AND GOT A STAPLE IN HIS FOOT. DX RIGHT FOOT FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SHOT A FRAMING NAIL INTO HAND WITH A NAIL GUN DX: PW TO RT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| NAIL GUN FELL, HIT FACE DX. FACIAL CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| LT HAND FB-STAPLE EMBEDDED IN HAND FROM STAPLEGUN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| STAPLE IN MID FINGER RT HAND. AIRGUN SHOT LONG STAPLE (APX 3/8X1") THROUGH FINGER. DX; STAPLE THROUGH TUFT OF R INDEX FINGER- REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT SHOT A NAIL GUN THROUGH INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURED RT. HAND W/ NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SHOT SELF WITH A NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RT UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 19 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO LEG. PT SHOT SELF IN THE LEG W/NAIL GUN @ HOME. NAIL STILL IN LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FB LEFT PALM.PT WAS USING A NAIL GUN AND NAIL WENT INTO PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS SHOT IN LEG W/NAIL GUN. DX: PW X 2 L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| HAND INJURY."BULLET"FROM CONCRETE NAILGUN.DX 1.5CM HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| INJURED HAND USING A NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SOT WITH NAIL BY NAIL GUN DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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