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Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 6-15 years old - Year 2004 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 430
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Date: 12/12/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUND X 2 W/BOARD W/NAIL IN IT, HIT PATIENT. DX. PW SCALP X 2
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
CHI, FOREHEAD LACERATION, RAN INTO NAIL STICKING OUT OF WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Swings or swing sets
PT. CUT SCALP ON A NAIL THAT WAS IN A SWING SET AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. D X. LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
HEAD PUNCTURE, PT PLAYING W/KIDS & SUST INJURY WITH A NAIL ON THE WALL AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING, EYES EOMI, ENT NML.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
13YOM AT HOME HIT HEAD ON NAIL IN WALL LAC SCALP DX/2CM LAC TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT HEAD ON A NAIL, PUNCTURE TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURED SCALP ON SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUND TO SCALP-HIT HEAD ON A SCREW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
FELL HITTING HEAD ON NAIL IN WALL, LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Beds or bedframes
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON BOLT ON BED; SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
NAIL STICKIONG OUT OF WALL LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURED SCALP ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT HEAD ON EXPOSED SCREW DX. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURED HEAD WITH NAIL WHEN IN ATTIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
PLAYING WITH BOARDS & HAMMER OUTSIDE & ACCIDENTALLY HIT TOP OF HEAD WITH NAIL ON BOARD. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT PLAYING IN TREE HOUSE WHEN A PIECE OF WOOD WITH NAIL IN IT STICKING OUT HIT HIM ON THE HEAD RT SIDE C/O BEING DIZZY NO LOC CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials
PT WAS BENT OVER FEEDING A GOAT AT HOME AND RAISED UP HITTING HEAD ON A NAIL ON PIECE OF WOOD, C/O LAC. 3CM LAC TO SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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