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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 551
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE WRIST - PATIENT REPORTS HE STRUCK HIS LEFT INNER WRIST AGAINST A RUSTY NAIL AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| TRYING TO PULL A NAIL OUT OF SOMETHING TODAY. ACUTE RT WRIST SPRAIN, R/ O OCCULT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials |
| WORKING ON ROOF, FELL & NAIL WENT IN WRIST. ACUTE LT WRIST & HAND STRAI N & HEALING PUNCTURE WOUND LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT AT FRIENDS HOUSE AND LEANED INTO A NAIL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND R WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUT A NAIL IN L WRIST TODAY PUNCTURE WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT CUT LT WRIST ON A NAIL AT HOME THIS PM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT LIFTING LUMBER THAT HAD SPLINTERS AND NAILS IN IT WHEN PIECE OF WOOD STUCK WRIST. NOW WITH PAIN AND SWELLING. D: WRIST ABSCESS. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT GOT RUSTY NAIL INTO WRIST WHILE CLEANING. DX: PW R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers |
| PT HURT RT WRIST WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A SCREW WITH A HAMMER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT CUT WRIST WITH NAIL; WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| WOUND LT.WRIST.PT.REFERS GOT CUT RUSTY NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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