Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - 26-50 years old - Year 2005 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,623
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Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING NAIL GUN, SHOT 16 PENNY NAIL THROUGH LT THUMB/ FB LT THUMB REMOVE D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ACCIDENTLY SHOT LMF & LRF W/ NAIL GUN. FOREIGN BODY LT FINGERS-REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING A NAIL GUN PUNCUTRED FINGER WITH NAIL STILL IN THUMB F'BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
36 Y/O W/M RECEIVED PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER WHEN SHOT WITH NAIL GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
36 YOM WAS USING NAIL GUN, NAIL WHEN THROUGH LEFT MIDDLE , INDEX FINGER CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING NAIL GUN -NAIL WENT THROUGH FINGERS PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT 2ND 3RD 4TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS WORKING WITH NAIL GUN AND NAIL WENT THRU 3RD DIGIT ON LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
DX LEFT THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND: NAIL GUN TO FINGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING NAIL GUN, SHOT SELF IN THE FINGER ACC. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
DX LEFT INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND: NAIL GUN TO FINGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS WORKING WITH A NAIL GUN SUSTAINING A LT THUMB THROUGH & THROUGH PUNCTURE FROM A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PATIENT WAS USING A NAIL GUN YESTERDAY & HE SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS LT INDEX FINGER. DX - PUNCTURE WOUND WITH CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUND TO L INDEX FINGER: AUTOMATIC NAIL GUN CUT L INDEX FINGER, SHOT NAIL INTO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING NAIL GUN WHEN IT FIRED & WENT THROUGH BOARD & INTO HAND. ACUTE FO REIGN BODY REMOVED LMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING NAILGUN AND HIT FINGER WITH NAIL FB REMOVAL OF NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
50 YEAR OLD MALE SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN ACCIDENTALLY FRACTURE RIGHT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY SHOT NAIL THROUGH FINGER DX LT FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SUSTAINED LAC TO R 3RD FINGER WHILE CATCHING NAIL GUN AT HOME DX 2 CM LAC R 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND-@ HOME-NAIL GUN SHOT NAIL THROUGH BOARD INTO FING ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT NAIL THROUGH THUMB WITH NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
STRUCK FINGER WITH NAIL GUN. PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
42YOM USING NAIL GUN GOT NAIL STUCK IN FINGER @ HOME DX PUNCTURE NAIL INJ RT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT FINGER WITH NAILGUN-FB LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND-@ HOME-SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN INTO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS SHOT IN LEFT HAND WITH A NAIL GUN ACCIDENTALLY. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE L 3RD FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A NAIL GUN, NAIL EMBEDDEDTHR U FINGER, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/20/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOOTING SELF W/ A NAIL GUN PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT 2ND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
49 YO MALE SHOT NAIL THROUGH FINGER WITH NAIL GUN AND PULLED NAIL OUT PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
CUT FINGER WITH SCREW GUN DX: L THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
40 YOM HAS PUNCTURE WOUND FROM NAIL INTO THUMB WITH NAIL GUN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
27 YOM SHOT FINGER WITH A NAILGUN AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT DX FINGER FX - HURT FINGER INSIDE NAIL GUN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
43 Y/O M INJURED L 2ND FINGER WHILE USING NAIL GUN AT FRIENDS HOUSE. DX; NAIL PUNCTURE WOUND L 2ND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
RIGHT THUMB PW. PT SHOT FINGER WHEN USING A NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FRACTURE FINGER - 39 YOM SHOT A NAIL FROM A NAILGUN THROUGH HIS LEFT MI DDLE FINGER CAUSING A FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FOREIGN BODY IN FINGER BONE - NAIL DISCHARGED INTO FINGER WHEN USING NA IL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT GOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN INTO FINGER. DX: L INDEX LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
USING NAIL GUN AT HOME AND NAIL WENT THROUGH FINGER..PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT ACCIDENTLY GOT SHOT INTO A FINGER BY A NAILGUN, SUSTAINED " THUMB FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, House repair or construction materials
PT WAS DOING ROOF REPAIRS ON HIS HOME WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF I N THE THUMB WITH A NAIL GUN. DX: NAIL IN RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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