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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 432
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PW TO SCALP. PT HIT HEAD ON A NAIL IN ATTIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HIT TOP OF HEAD ON NAIL/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SUS PUNCTURE TO HEAD AFTER STANDING UP AND HITTING HEAD ON NAIL% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Doors |
| 49 YO HIT HEAD ONH A NAIL IN THE DOOR DX HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HIT HEAD ON NAIL AT HOME DX: PW TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SCALP LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT A NAIL IN A BOARD W HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT.INJ.SCALP AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN IN ATTIC & HIT HEAD ON A NAIL. DX; LAC.SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| CHI. PT WAS TAKING A NAIL OUT OF CONCRETE AND STOOD UP HITTING HEAD ON WINDOW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SCRAPED TOP OF HEAD ON A NAIL ABRASION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT TRYING TO LOOSEN BOLTS AT HOME, HIT SELF IN HEAD W/WRENCH. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WALKED INTO A NAIL THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF CEILING AT HOME AND INJU RED HEAD DX/ SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Tools |
| PT HIT SELF IN HEAD WHILE PULLING NAILS W/TOOL. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 2 CM, HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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