Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - 16-25 years old - Year 2004 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,013
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Date: 12/02/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FB LEFT INDEX FINGER.PT WAS USING A NAIL GUN AND SHOT NAIL IN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK BY NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2004	Age: 25 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL IN LT THUMB FROM NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2004	Age: 21 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: Other
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ACCIDENLTY PUT A NAIL IN HIS HAND W/ A NAIL GUN D XCELLULITIS L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2004	Age: 24 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 WAS FIXING NAIL GUN WHEN IT FIRED NAIL. DX: NAIL L THIRD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2004	Age: 21 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
PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT INDEX FINGER FROM NAIL GUN, NAIL WENT INTO RIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2004	Age: 22 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: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT WAS PLAYING WITH STAPLE GUN WHICH DISCHARGED INTO FINGER, DX PUNCTUR E TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2004	Age: 21 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT STATED THAT A NAIL GUN FIRED A NAIL INTO HIS FINGER SUSTAIEND " FOREIGN BODY, NAIL, OF RT INDEX FINGERA''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FB L 4-5 FINGERS; @ SCHOOL, WORKING ON PROJECT, USING NAIL GUN & IMPALE D FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FOREIGN BODY FINGER - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH NAIL SHOT FROM NAIL GUN IN HIS LEFT RING FINGER - INJURED AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 WAS USING NAILS GUN AT HOME THAT WAS ACCIDENTLY DISCHARGED AND NAIL WENT THRU THUMB AND MIDDLE FINGER. "RT HAND, 2ND,3RD FINGER, PUNCTURE W
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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 PUT NAIL THRU FINGER USING A NAIL GUN PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2004	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING NAIL GUN, SHOT A NAIL INTO THUMB DX FB THUMB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 24 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: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL FROM NAIL GUN IN FINGER - FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WAS USING A NAILGUN AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A NAIL. DX LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2004	Age: 17 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: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
WAS USING NAIL GUN SHOT FINGER ...LT.IF PUCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
25 YO MALE HAD NAIL GUN GO THROUGH MIDDLE FINGER PUNTURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2004	Age: 19 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
19 YOM SUFFERED PUNCTURE TO LEFT THUMB WHILE USING A NAIL GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2004	Age: 20 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: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND OF HIS FINGER FROM A NAIL GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2004	Age: 20 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
FOREIGN BODY LEFT THUMB-WAS USING A STAPLE GUN AND STAPLE WENT THROUGH NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS PUTTING A ROOF ON HIS HOUSE USING A NAIL GUN, SHOT A 10 PEN PENNY NAIL ALL THE WAY THRU HIS THUMB. DX-FOREIGN BODY THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/17/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Ceilings and walls
PT STAPLED RT THUMB THROUGH WALL AT HOME WORKING RT THUMB OPEN FRACUTRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN DX. FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2004	Age: 21 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUNDS OF LT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS, DOING HOME IMPROVEMENT AT UNCLES HOME, USING NAIL GUN NAILING STUD, NAILS WENT INTO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
LEFT THUMB FB. PT INJURED FINGER WHEN USING A NAIL GUN.,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SUST FRACTURE TO FINGRE FROM NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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