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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 459
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/24/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 40 Y/O MALE HAD HIT HIS HEAD ON A NAIL A WEEK BEFORE WHILE IN HIS ATTIC DID NOT RECEIVE TREATMENT. DX SUSPECT EARLY TETANUS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STEPPED ON A NAIL A WEEK AGO WENT INTO RIGHT FOOT NOW JAW IT TIGHTEN ING UP ADMITTED FOR POSSIBLE TETANUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT HAS HAD FEVER AND CHILLS FOR 2 DAYS, PT STEPPED ON NAIL 5 DAYS AGO. DX: DEHYDRATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STEPPED ON A NAIL A FEW DAYS AGO DID NOT GET A TETANUS SHOT NOW HAS DIFFUSE MUSCLE ACHES FACIAL PAIN FEVER- TRISMUS (TETANUS SYNDROME) |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STEPPED ON A RUSTY NAIL 2 WK AGO. DX: ARTHALGIAS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2004 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT TOOK MEDICATION FOR 1 WK, DEVELOPED RASH, ALSO HAS SCRATCHED ON FIN GER FROM NAIL, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PT WAS NAILING WOOD PANELS UP ON HIS WINDOWS ALL DAY LONG IN THE HOT SU N WHEN HE PASSED OUT HEAT EXHAUSTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Screwdrivers |
| WHILE REMOVING NAIL FROM WALL IN BASEMENT, WIRE WAS CONNECTED AND WHILE USING SCREWDRIVER PT GOT A SHOCK 30 MIN PTA-DX-ACUTE MINOR ELECTRIC SH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2001 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/09/2001 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/1998 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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