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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 346
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 45 Y/O F INJURED L UPPER ARM WHEN GOT CAUGHT ON NAIL AT HOME. DX; LAC L UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| UPPER ARM SCRATCHED BY RUSTY NAIL DX SCRATCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| A NAIL STUCK IN PATIENT'S RIGHT FOREARM WHILE CLIMBING FROM A LOFT. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Doors |
| PT C/O PUNCTURE WOUND TO LT BICEP WITH NAIL ON DOOR AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, +AOB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT WAS STUCK WITH NAIL. (NO DETAILS) DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RT UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| INJURED L ARM W/RUSTY NAIL DX: PW LUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 27 YO MALE STRUCK LEFT UPPER ARM ON RUSTY NAIL PUNCTURE WOULD UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 34 YOF LAC TO ARM BY PROTRUDING NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT'S ARM WAS PUNCTURED W/NAIL IN SOFA 2 DAYS AGO. DX: L ARM CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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