Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 829
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Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 9 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
CUT KNEE WHEN FELL ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2003	Age: 10 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, Pipes
PATIENT CUT KNEE ON CARPET TACK OR METAL BAR AT HOME; KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT FELL ON WOOD SCREW OR NAIL AT SCHOOL; KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURED KNE WITH NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 8 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
CUT KNEE ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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 PLAYING AROUND,DID A WRESTLING MOVE AND FELL ON RUSTTY NAIL, 2 EMBED DED IN RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	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 WAS PLAYING WITH BROTHER IN HOUSE AND FELL DOWN IN DOORWAY - LANDED ON A SCREW ON LEFT KNEE. D: LACERATION RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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, Floors or flooring materials
PT KNELT ON A TACK THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR AT A PUBLIC STORE SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
AGAINST NAIL KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Bleachers
RT KNEE LAC-@ SCHOOL-HIT KNEE ON SCREW IN BLEACHERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2003	Age: 8 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 WAS RUNNING AND FELL CUTTING KNEE ON A NAIL. DX: 4 MM L KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT PLAYING OUTSIDE FELL ONTO NAILS & GLASS PT C/O KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2003	Age: 12 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, Slides or sliding boards
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION ON KNEE FROM A BOLT ON A SLIDE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 7 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, Rugs or carpets
CUT LEFT KNEE ON NAIL STICKING OUT OF CARPET AT HOME. DX LEFT KNEE LACERATION, SUPERFICIAL.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ACUTE PUNCTURE WOUND R KNEE - STATE WAS FOOLING AROUND WITH BROTHER @ H OME BROTHER PUSHED HIM & HIS LEG WAS PUNCTURED BY A RUSTY NAIL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	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
RT KNEE PUNCTURE WOUND-WORKING ON AN ART PROJECT-FELL ON RUSTY NAILS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2003	Age: 11 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
PATIENT STUCK A NAIL IN HIS KNEE. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL ON A NAIL DX: R KNEE PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT JUMPED AND HIT KNEE ON NAIL END AT SCHOOL; PUNCTURE WOUND TO KN EE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 11 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
LAC LT KNEE. HIT KNEE ON A NAIL. DX; LAC LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC LT KNEE. FELL, CUT ON NAIL. DX; 2 CM LAC LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
PT PLAYING ON BED FELL OFF CUTTING RT KNEE ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF W ALL, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUND TO KNEE FROM A NAIL.DX. L.W.T.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/04/2003	Age: 6 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
WAS RUNNING & FELL ON A NAIL ON R KNEE.DX PUNCTURE TO KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 9 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
PATIENT WALKING ON BOARD IN YARD AT HOME, FELL ON A NAIL IN BOARD; KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Stairs or steps
PT WAS GOING DOWN THE STEPS HER PANT LEG CAUGHT ON A NAIL AND PT FELL DOWN 8-9 STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	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, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS RUNNING DOWN HALLWAY. FELL ON NAIL STICKING UP OUT OF THE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON THE FLOOR - LANDED ON A BOLT STICKING UP FROM FLOOR AT ***DX: K NEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 9 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, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL ON EXPOSED NAIL ON FLOOR OR IN BED AT HOME; KNEE LAC., KNE E CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT C/O SHE CUT TO LT KNEE BY A NAIL WHILE PLAYING IN HER GRANDMA'S HOUSE TONIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2003	Age: 11 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
RUBBED UP AGAINST DOOR AS HE WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR WAY, A SCREW WAS EXPOSED,LACERATING KNEE AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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