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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 579
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| 41 YOM, USING NAIL GUN, SHOT KNEE WITH NAIL, PUNCTURE KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL ONTO A NAIL IN ATTIC. DX: R KNEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT PUNCTURED KNEE WITH A NAIL AT HOME DX: DEEP PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WORKING @ HOME, KNEELED ON A NAIL W/ (L) KNEE, STUCK IN KNEE DX;# FB REMOVAL (L) KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Doors |
| PT DX LACERATION OF KNEE/LEG/ANKLE - S/P DUE TO SCRATCHING LEG ON DOOR NAIL PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON A PILE OF NAILS, PRESENTS WITH A 3" NAIL IN LEFT KNEE, DX FB EMBEDDED IN LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL AND HIT KNEE ON AN EXPOSED NAIL AT HOME DX// LEFT KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL STRUCK LEFT KNEE ON A SCREW AND IT WENT INTO RIGHT KNEE FB KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SUS PUNCTURE TO KNEE DUE TO RUSTY NAIL% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| KNEE PW-SCREW WENT INTO KNEE ACCIDCENTLY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 26YO HISP MALE AT HOME BUMPED UP AGAINST WOOD WITH A NAIL IN IT, PUNCTURE WOUND TO L KNEE FROM NAIL,DX PUNCTURE WOUND LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT INJURED KNEE ON A NAIL AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT C/O I FELL ON ALREADY INJURED KNEE AND A NAIL PIERCED MY SKIN. DX KNEE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT HERE FOR PW TO L KNEE W/A NAIL AT HOME. DX. L KNEE STERILE EFFUSION W/A PUNCTURE, LG JOINT ASPIRATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| STEPPED ON NAIL, TRIPPED FELL TWISTED KNEE. DX KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Floors or flooring materials |
| 29YOM AT ***-TRIPPED ON BAG OF BOLTS,FELL ONTO FLOOR,C/O R KNEEPAIN, DX R KNEE CONTUSION, SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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