Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 6-15 years old - Year 2005 - Hand

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,460
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Date: 12/30/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT CUT HAND ON A NAIL. DX-LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT C/O "I CUT MY HAND IN THE CLOSET" DUE TO CARPET TACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PLAYING WITH PEG BOARD AND FELL ON SMALL NAIL EMBEDDED IN HAND WHEN LEA NINNG ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC L HAND/12YOF FELL AND CUT L HAND ON A CARPET TACK. HAPPENED AT HOME .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL WHILE PLAYING IN THE YARD AND STUCK RIGHT HAND ON A NAIL. D: PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATION HAND - 11 YOM SCRAPED HIS LEFT HAND ACROSS A NAIL SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL ONTO A NAIL WITH LEFT HAND. D: CELLULITIS LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/10/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT PLAYING IN YARD AND FELL LANDING ON RTHAND ON NAIL C/O PAIN PUNCTURE WOUND RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT HAND ON SCREW AT HOME, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC R HAND, PT P/UP A PIECE OF WOOD, SUST INJURY W/A NAIL IN IT, C/O PA IN, BLEEDING, SENSATION INTACT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX LEFT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND: INJURED HAND WITH NAIL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
ACCIDENTALLY CUT HAND ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF WALL DX: R HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Beds or bedframes
PT LACERATED HAND ON A NAIL ON BED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE HAND - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT HAND - HI T HAND AGAINST A NAIL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL LANDING ON A NAIL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATION REPAIRED: LT HAND LACERATION, CUT ON NAIL IN BASEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC PALM R HAND AT SCHOOL, FELL AND HIT NAIL DX: 3 CM R HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
3.5CM PALM LAC-FELL ON DECK-@ HOME-CUT ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT LT HAND ON A NAIL DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT CUT BY NAIL AT HOME. DX: LACERATION LT PALM OF HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL ONTO NAIL " HAND PW"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT CUT HAND ON NAIL AT HOME. DX: 1 CM LACERATION TO LET HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT HAND WITH NAIL, UNKNOWN WHEN LAST TETANUS WAS. DX: HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT CUT RT HAND ON NAIL STICKING OUT OF WINDOW C/O PAIN RT HAND LACERATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT PLAYING IN AN ABANDONED LOT FELL CUTTING LT HAND ON AN WOODEN BOARD WITH A NAIL IN IT, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
PT AT SUMMER SCHOOL TODAY RAN HER HAND DOWN A WALL AND HIT A NAIL STI CKING OUT THE WALL DX LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX RIGHT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND: INJURED HAND WITH NAIL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT LEFT PALM ON A RUSTY NAIL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SCRAPED LT HAND ON A WALL WITH NAILS IN IT, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX LEFT HAND LACERATION: CUT HAND ON NAIL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS PLAYING TRIPPED&EFLL ONTO NAIL SUSTAINED " HAND PW"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
PT CUT LEFT HAND ON NAIL ON CEILING C/O PAIN LEFT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL ONTO A NAIL OUTSIDE ON MONDAY. DX: CELLULITIS HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT RIGHT HAND ON A NAIL AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT POKED LEFT HAND ON A NAIL ON THE PLAYGROUND. D: PUNCTURE WOUND LEF T HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS RUNNING AND FELL FORWARD INTO A NAIL WITH LT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCRAPED HAND ON A NAIL DX. HAND ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Football
9 YO MALE HIT A RUSTY NAIL WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL STRAIN RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Basketball
PATIENT CAUGHT HAND ON NAIL WHEN JUMPING DOWN FROM BASKETBALL AT HOME; HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL HIT HAND ON A NAIL DX: L HAND PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL 1 HR AGO, R HAND LANDED ON RUSTY NAIL. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT STUCK BY A NAIL AT HOME. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT TRIPPED FALLING IN BEDROOM SCRAPPED RT HAND ON A LOOSE NAIL, AVULSIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
STUCK HAND WITH NAIL-ELOPED
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/11/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Stairs or steps
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO A HAND AS A RESULT OF STRIKING A NAIL WHIL E FALLING DOWN STEPS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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