Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 26-50 years old - Year 2005 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,066
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Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS CUT BY A NAIL LON LEFT LOWER LEG. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2005	Age: 45 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
PT SCRAPED RIGHT LOWER LEG ON A RUSTY NAIL SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
SCRAPED L.LEG ON NAIL " CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	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 SCAPPED LEG ON NAIL; LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2005	Age: 37 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
PT CUT SHIN ON NAIL YESTERDAY. DX: R LEG CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2005	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
LEFT CALF LACERATION.PT LACERATED CALF ON A PROTRUDING NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 26 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
26 YO MALE CUT LEFT LEG ON SCREW LACERATION LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 45 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
PT SCRAPED LEG ON NAIL. DX: R LEG PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 40 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: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
LACERATION LOWER LEG - PATIENT REPORTS SHE WAS CUT ON THE RIGHT LOWER L EG BY NAIL STICKING OUT OF COUCH AT HOME TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND RT LOWER LEG - FELL ON A PIECE OF WOOD WITH NAIL PUNCTURING LT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT STATES A NAIL FROM NAIL GUN WENT INTO CALF OF LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	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
LACERATION TO THE RIGHT LOWER LEG AFTER HITTING IT ON A SCREW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
PT SUSTAINED PW TO RT CLAF FROM CARPET TACK SITE INFECTED, CELLULITIS LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
LAC TO LEG WHEN RUBBED UP AGAINST A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 32 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 LAC L LEG ON A RUSTY NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	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
SCRAPED CALF AND KNEE ON NAIL ABRASIONS BOTH LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2005	Age: 35 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, Refrigerators
LACERATION TO LOWER LEG 35 YO WM CUT LEG ON BOLT WORKING ON REFRIGERATO R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2005	Age: 33 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
PT AHS NAIL STUCK IN LEFT OWER LEG C/O PAIN LEFT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WIT H FB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
30 YO - DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RT. CALF - NAIL PUNCTURE TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUND TO LOWER LEG FROM NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	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
PAIN TO THE RIGHT LOWER LEG AFTER GETTING STUCK WITH A RUSTY NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2005	Age: 32 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
PW RT LOWER LEG.PT HIT LOWER LEG ON A PROTRUDING NAIL IN ATTIC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	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
PT SCRATCHED LOWER LEG ON AN OLD RUSTY NAIL A WK AGO, NOW LOWER LEG IS RED &WAR&TENDER, SUSTAINED" CELLULITIS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2005	Age: 26 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
DX PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT LOWER LEG: HIT LEG ON NAIL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT LOWER LEG WITH A NAIL PUNCTURE WO UND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
RT LOWER LEG ABRASION.PT SCRATCHED LOWER LEG ON A NAIL AND NOW LEG IS R ED AND SWOLLEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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