Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 26-50 years old - Year 2007 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,140
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Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
38YOM WAS HOME ACCIDENTLY SHOT NAIL INTO FOREARM; FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT INJURED ARM ON A NAIL AT HOME DX// PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT MOVING DRESSER, LID BROKE OFF & NAIL PUNCTURED FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
41 YOM WAS SLEEPING, CAUGHT HIS ARM ONTO A NAIL, LACERATED HIS LEFT ARM DX-LEFT ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURED LOWER ARM ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT LAC LT FOREARM ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCRATCHED HAND ON A NAIL AND FOREARM B ECAME INFECTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
42YOM CUT HIS LT FOREARM ON EDGE OF SCREW AT HOME. DX - LT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT ACCIDENTALLY PUNCTURED ARM WITH RUSTY NAIL AT HOME DX// RIGHT FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE FOREARM - 48 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH PUNCTURE TO LEFT FOREARM - ON RUSTY NAIL STICKING OUT OF A BOARD WHEN CLEANING UP A TRAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT RT FOREARM ON RUSTY NAIL. BUMP, REDNESS, DRAINAGE. D: CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LEFT FOREARM PW. PT INJURED FOREARM WHEN HITTING IT ON A ROOFING NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT ARM ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF A PIECE OF WOOD DX/ LEFT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2007	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
2 CM LACERATION FOREARM: GOING DOWN INTO BASEMENT, CAUGHT ARM ON RUSTY NAIL, LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CAUGHT FOREARM ON A NAIL LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT ARM ON A NAIL. DX: 6 CM L FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Outerwear
31YMC HIT AGAINST A BOLT WEARING COAT CUTTING FOREARM/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO FOREARM FROM A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FOREARM AFTER FALLING ON A SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS WORKING AS A VOLUNTEER FOR HOME BUILDING & HAD A NAIL PUNCTURE HIS LT FOREARM. DX - LT FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SKIN AVULSED ON FOREARM FROM NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
31 YOF HAD PUNCTURE WOUND TO L LOWER ARM FROM NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FOREARM LAC-FELL IN BASEMENT-CUT ON SCREW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
BOARD FLEW UP WITH LARGE NAIL,STRUCK FOREARM,CUT BOARD AWAY FROM NAIL FB RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE LT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS ACCIDENTALLY PUNCTURE FOREARM WITH A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials
WORKING ON HIS BASEMENT WHEN A PIECE OF LUMBER WITH A NAIL IN IT HIT HI S ARM PUNCTURE FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
AT HOME WORKING IN ATTIC,CUT RIGHT FOREARM ON A NAIL DX RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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