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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 178
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT @ HOME IN BASEMENT CRAWLING ON FLOOR HIT HEAD ON A NAIL THAT WAS STICKING OUT. DX CHI SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| WHIEL JUMPING, PT HIT HEAD ON A SCREW, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT HEAD WITH NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2003 | Age: 9 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| NAIL ON BOOKSHELF DRAGGED ACROSS HEAD WHILE PLAYING *** IN BED AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CHILD RAN INTO PROTRUDING NAIL WHILE RUNNING. STRUCK HEAD. D:SIMPLE SCA LP LACERATION. 1.5CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT HEAD ON NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | 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, Ceilings and walls |
| FELL AGAINST EXPOSED SCREW IN WALL DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT HEAD WITH NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 12 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, Ceilings and walls |
| PT STRUCK HEAD OFF OF A NAIL THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF A WALL. DX HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| PT CUT HEAD ON NAIL STICKING OUT OF WALL, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| PUNCTURED HEAD ON NAIL STICKING OUT OF WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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