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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 714
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 50 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 |
| 50YOM-STAB WOUND TO THIGH-ETOH INVOLVED-ACCIDENTLY SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN INTO THIGH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 43 YOM INJURED ANTERIOR RIGHT THIGH FROM RUSTY NAIL. DX-ACUTE CELLULITIS, RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 59 YOM HAD A LESION ON HIS UPPER THIGH AND PATIENT STARTED DIGGING IT O UT WITH A NAIL AND INFECTION HAS WORSENED. DX: LEFT LEG LESION R/O MRSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2010 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15 YOF WALKED AGAINST A RUSTY NAIL. DX: LACERATION THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 8 YOM FELL ON A NAIL. DX: L THIGH LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40YOM NAIL IN BOARD HIT THIGH. DX: LAC LT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2010 | 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 |
| 10 YR F FELL OVER TACK STRIP;DX LACERATED UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 7YOM, FELL @ THE PARK CUTTING THIGH ON A NAIL >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 36YOF ACCIDENTALLY GOT NAIL IN THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND OF UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 79 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 |
| 79YOM WHILE WORKING AT HOME DOING SOME ROOFING ACCIDENTLY STRUCK INNER THIGH ON A NAIL;THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 24YOF ABRASION TO THIGH CUT ON RUSTY BOLT WHILE MOVING A COUCH* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 11 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: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Tennis |
| 11YOF PLAYING TENNIS, CAUGHT THIGH ON A BOLT; THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 44 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 |
| 44 YOF-"I RAN A RUSTY NAIL INTO MY THIGH"-REDDENED & SORE @ HOME DX PW INFECTION THIGH * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2010 | Age: 8 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, Trampolines |
| 8YOF CUT INNER THIGH WHEN CAUGHT LEG ON BOLT WHILE SLIDING DOWN POLE OF TRAMPOLINE; LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 44 YOM HAS A NAIL STUCK IN UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 57 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| THIGH CT-57YOF COMING OUT OF THE BATHROOM STEPPED ON A NAIL FROM CARPET BEING TAKEN UP AND FELL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 4 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| A 4 YOM CAUGHT THIGH ON A NAIL IN COUCH, LACERATION TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2010 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 YOM SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN ACCIDENTALLY INTO RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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