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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 128
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Stairs or steps |
| DX:CONTUSION LEFT RIB AREA, PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT. STEPPED ON A NAIL THEN FELL DOWN 8 STEPS! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Rope or string |
| POUNDING NAIL INTO CEILING, NAIL ATTATCHED TO NYLON STRING,STRING PULL ED NAIL, NAIL PENETRATED PT'S CHEST DX:FOREIGN BODY IN CHEST TRANSFERED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| A 3" NAIL WAS IMPALED IN PATIENT'S CHEST, SHOT WITH NAIL GUN. DX-FOREIGN BODY CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL ON NAIL WHILE CLEANING BASEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Decorative yard equipment |
| PT DOING YARD WORK AT HOME NAIL STICKING OUT OF OLD TRELLIS AND SCRATCH ED PT WHEN IT FELL OFF DX SUPERFICIAL SCRATCH TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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