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

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Date: 11/28/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL OUTSIDE AND GOT NAIL STUCK IN RT LOWER LEG C/OPAIN RT LOWER LEG FB REMOED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC R LOWER LEG/7YOM CUT R LOWER LEG ON A NAIL OR SCREW THIS AM WHILE AT GRANDMOTHERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL, SCRAPPED LEG ON NAIL DX: LEFT LOWER LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Plastic bags
CUT LEG ON A NAIL THAT WAS STICKING OUT A GARBAGE BAG. DX. R LOWER LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SUST PUNCTURE TO LEG FROM NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT LEFT LOWER LEG ON NAIL. LEFT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
LOWER LEG LACERATION, CUT ON SCREW ON A DRESSER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT SLIPPED WHEN CLIMBING UP A TREE AT HOME, CUT LEG ON BRANCH OR A BOARD NAILED TO TREE; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT LWR LEG WITH A SCREW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LOWER LEG PUNCTURED WITH A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
14:45 - FELL THRU WOOD WITH RUSTY NAILS. DX: LAC LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
HIT LEG ON A NAIL IN THE WALL AT HOME. CALF LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL ON A NAIL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Beds or bedframes
LACERATED ON NAIL WHILE GOING TO BE AT 4:00. DX: LAC R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
PT LACERATED LOWER LEG ON METAL SCREW IN WALL. D: SIMPLE LACERATION, LE FT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RT LEG PUNCTURE WOUND-WAS CLEANING A HOMELESS SHELTER AND RAN LEG INTO A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RIGHT LEG LAC, PT RUBBED LEG UP AGAINST A RUSTY NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCREW PUNCTURED LEFT LOWER LEG. LWOBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT LEG ON POINT OF NAIL WHILE PLAYING DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL AT PARK AND LACERATED LOWER LEG ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Benches
PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEG FROM RUSTY NAIL PROTRUDING FROM BENC H
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LOWER LEG LACERATION, CUT ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LOWER LEG LACERATION, CUT ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT SHIN ON SHARP NAIL YESTERDAY SHIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Basketball
PT TRIED TO DUNK A BALL.CAUGHT LEG ON A NAIL ON THE COURT DX LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURED LEG ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
0.5 CM LEG LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Fences or fence posts
PT CUT RIGHT LEG ON A NAIL ON THE FENCE. D: LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
7 YOF CUT LOWER LEG ON SCREW LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Floors or flooring materials
LAC L LWR LEG, VIA EMS, SCHOOL AIDE STS PT SUST INJURY WITH A NAIL FROM THE FLOOR IN THE SCHOOL, C/O BLEEDING, TENDERNESS, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Bicycles or accessories
PT FELL ON SCREW FROM BIKE WHEEL THIS AFTERNOON. DX: LAC R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND - "THE SCREW STUCK IN HIS LEG" WHILE PLAYING IN THE KITCHEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Fences or fence posts
LOWER LEG LACERATION, CUT LEG ON A BOLT ON A FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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