Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - Year 2007 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,109
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	116
6-15 years old:	147
16-25 years old:	194
26-50 years old:	552
50+ years old:	99

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/27/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
TRIED TO PULL NAIL FROM BOARD & REFRACTURED FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LEG LACERATION: BRUSHED AGAINST RUSTY NAIL 2 CM LACERATION ABOVE KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT ON RUSTY NAIL AT HOME DX: LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Plants, trees and shrubs
LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON A NAIL STICKIN OUT OF A TREE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Chairs
CUT POSTERIOR THIGH ON EXPOSED SCREW IN CHAIR/THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SHOT LEG WITH NAIL FROM NAIL GUN AT FRIENDS HOUSE TODAY DX// LEFT THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL ON NAIL/PW THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Beds or bedframes
THIGH LAC-CUT ON SCREW IN BEDFRAME-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT WITH PW TO LEG FROM A NAIL WHILE WORKING ON A DECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
1/2 " LAC TO SIDE OF R THIGH FROM NAIL. DX. LAC R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT INJURED LEG ON A RUSTY NAIL AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT GOT CUT BY A NAIL ON THE THIGH & SUFFERED THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT LACERATED THIGH ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT THIGH WITH RUSTY NAIL. DX- LACERATION L THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
51 YO STUCK BY NAIL FROM PICTURE FRAME PUNCTURE THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN/PW THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Exercise equipment
CUT LEG WHILE LIFTING WEIGHTS ON EXERCISE EQUIPMENT, SCREW CUT LEG. DX THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL ONTO A NAIL PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT THIGH=PLAYING OUTSIDE AT HOME-FELL ON A SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
AT HOME PT CUT R THIGH ON A NAIL DX R THIGH LACERATION 4+CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS STUCK WITH A RUSTY NAIL IN HER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT ACCIDENLTY SHOT SELF IN LT THIGH WITH A NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
41 YOM HAD NAIL PUNCTURE TO UPPER L LEG FROM NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Other ball sports
PT WAS SCRATCHED WITH A NAIL ON LEG DURING KICKBALL PRACTICE. D: ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT FELL ON DECK AND LACERATED LEG ON A NAIL PROTRUDING FROM DECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
4YOF FELL ONTO NAIL LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Day wear
PT CAUGHT LEFT THIGH ON NAIL TODAY,SMALL CUT TO PANTS. PT SUSTAINED ABR ASION TO FRONT OF LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SLIPPED AND SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN INTO THIGH. DX: PW R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT HAS A NAIL IN HIS THIGH SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN ACCIDENTALLY AT HOME DX// FB LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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