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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 222
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 08/13/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 07/23/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 07/16/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 05/28/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 04/23/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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 |
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