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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,073
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2009 | Age: 32 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 |
| CUT R FOREARM ON A NAIL DX- LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2009 | Age: 35 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 |
| RIPPED OPEN LT FOREARM ON NAIL/ LT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 30YOF WITH LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM AFTER HITING ARM ON A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CAUGHT L FOREARM ON RUSTY NAIL WHILE AT GARBAGE DUMP DX ABRASION L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FOREARM INJURY FROM HITTING NAIL INTO FOREARM. DX-RIGHT FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 46 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 |
| PT CUT LT FOREARM ON A NAIL. DX##: LAC LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 LOWER ARM ON 3 RUSTY NAILS 2 WEEKS AGO. DX. SKIN VENOUS STAS IS ULCERS.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | 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, House repair or construction materials |
| RIGHT ARM STUCK WITH RUSTY NAIL WHILE MOVING BOARD FOREARM PUNCTURE * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| PT CUT ARM ON NAIL IN WALL. DX: 4 CM R FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 PRESENTED TO ED WITH 2 ABCESSES TO LOWER ARM. ONE WAS CAUSED BY A ST ICK FROM AN OLD NAIL AND THE OTHER STARTED WITH A WASP STING. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 49 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, Hammers |
| BANGING NAIL W/HAMMER; CLIP OF NAIL BROKE OFF GOING INTO RT FOREARM. DX RT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| CUT LEFT FOREARM ON NAIL THIS MORNING LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| PATIENT HAD A NAIL INJURY AT HOME, RUSTY NAIL IN THE CLOSED INJURED LEFT FOREARM. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 28 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 |
| PW RT FOREARM.PT INJURED FOREARM ON A PROTRUDING NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | 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 LWR ARM ON NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 33 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 |
| CUT RT FOREARM ON A NAIL. LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | Age: 38 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 |
| PW RT FOREARM.PT INJURED FOREARM ON A NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 49 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 |
| LAC TO R FA, CAUGHT ON NAIL DX: FA LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 42 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 |
| 42 YOF, CUT ARM ON NAIL, ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | 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, Furniture |
| 42 Y/O C/O ARM PAIN AFTER HITTING FOREARM ON A NAIL WHILE MOVING FURNITURE. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| STEPPED ON A BOARD WITH NAIL IN IT AND NAIL AND BOARD HIT LOWER ARM STATED PUNCTURE WOUND TO LOWER ARM..NOT WORKMENS COMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO ARM ON A SCREW* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 33 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 |
| CAUGHT L FOREARM ON A SCREW HAS LAC TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FOREARM PW-HIT ARM ON A RUSTY NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| RT FOREARM ABRASION.PT ABRAIDED FOREARM ON A RUSTY NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT R FA N NAIL DX: FA LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 37 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| ABRASION LT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS ACCIDENTALLY ABRASION ON FOREARM WITH NAI L. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ladders |
| FELL FROM 6 FEET HEIGHT LADDER, CUTTING FOREARM ON WAY DOWN ON A METAL STUD, C/O C-SPINE TENDERNESS>>FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2009 | Age: 42 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 R FOREARM ON A NAIL AND IT WONT STOP BLEEDING DX- PUNCTURE W OUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 50 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 |
| L FOREARM LAC - CUT FOREARM ON NAIL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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