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Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - Year 2002 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 710
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Date: 12/25/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT ARM ON A NAIL; LAC ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2002Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
81 YOF FELL AGAINST A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Fences or fence posts
RT UPPER ARM-PUNCTURE WOUND-INJURED ON A RUSTY NAIL IN A FENCE POST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE TO UPPER ARM FROM A RUSTY NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SCRAPED ARM ON NAIL - ABR. RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2002Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
UPPER ARM LACERATION - 43 YOF FELL LACERATING RIGHT UPPER ARM ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2002Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DOING YARD WORK, HAD NAIL STUCK IN UPPER ARM. PT PULLED IT OUT HIMSELF. NUMBNESS, STIFFNESS TO ARM. DX; PW LT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2002Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO LEFT UPPER ARM FROM A NAIL WHILE AT ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2002Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT "I GOT CUT ON MY ARM BY A NAIL" STSTES PATIENT - DX LACERATYION TO RT AXILLA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2002Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT UPPER ARM: STRUCK ARM ON RUSTY NAIL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
# 22 YOM HAD NAIL GO INTO UPPER ARM DX PUNCTURE WOUND ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2002Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS CUT BY NAIL IN BOARD. DX: 2 CM R ARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT FELL FROM A TREE HITTING ARM ON A NAIL STICKING OUT FROM A TREE HOUSE AT HOME; UPPER ARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2002Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT UPPER ARM ON RUSTY NAIL TWO DAYS AGOABRASION RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Fences or fence posts
PT WAS RUNNING AND CUT ARM ON SCREW ON FENCE.DX: LAC R UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2002Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Doors
HIT ARM ON A NAIL ON A DOOR. DIAGNOSIS WAS A TEAR TO A MOLE RIGHT ARM PIT. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2002Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT UPPER ARM: NAIL STICKING OUT AT HOME, LEANED AG AINST IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL INJURING ARM ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2002Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCRAPED ARM 20 YO BF SCRAPED ARM ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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