Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 26-50 years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,339
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Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION.PT HIT LOWER LEG ON A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Floors or flooring materials
DX:R LEG PAIN. TRIPPED ON NAIL AND FELL ONTO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WALKING THRU A SPOOK HOUSE,CAUGHT L LOWER LEG ON A NAIL,LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUTTING AWAY A LADDER AND BOLT ON BOTTOM OF LEG CUT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL ON A NAIL DX: L LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RIGHT TI/FIB FX. PT FELL WHEN TRIPPING ON A NAIL. ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
30YOF INJ TO LEG ON NAIL AT HOME DX/FOLLIATITIS RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LT CALF PUNCTURE WOUND-CUT ON A RUSTY NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
42YOM HIT LEG ON NAIL AT HOME DX/PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT LEG AGAINST A NAIL DX: LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT IN LEG WITH POINT OF NAIL DX: PUNC. TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT STRUCK L;EFT LOWER LEG AGAINST A NAIL ABRASION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL AND HIT LEG ON A NAIL; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
35YO M WAS STRUCK IN LOWER LEG WITH A NAIL, PT WAS POSITIVE FOR ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WALKED INTO NAIL L LOWER LEG, PUNCTURE WOUND L LOWER LEG, HAPPENED A T HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LT CALF SCRAPE-FROM RUSTY NAIL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT ON A NAIL; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED AND FELL ON A RUG WITH NAIL STICKING OUT HAD BEEN DRINKING SOME BEER DX LAC TO L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT RECEIVED LACERATION TO LOWER LEG FROM SCREW ON FALLING SHELF AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC L LOWER LEG @ HOME ON A SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
OPEN WOUND RT.LEG.PT.REFERS TRAUMA TO LEG WITH A SCREWS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT USING A NAIL GUN SHOT A NAIL INTO LEFT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
STRUCK LEG ON A NAIL LAST NIGHT R LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE (R) LWR LEG, PT STS SUST INJURY A NAIL AT HOME, C/O MILD PAIN, BLEEDING, NORMAL ROM, NO ERYTHEMA, GAIT NORMAL, DENIES FEVER, CHILLS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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