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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 456
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 7 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT ROLLED ON A SCREW ON THE FLOOR DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | 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: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| WRESTLING WITH BROTHER - HEAD SLAMMED INTO A NAIL. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 6 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 |
| DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO SCALP WHEN FELL ON RUSTY NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| DX HEAD LAD: LAC S/P SCRAP'G R SIDE OF HEAD ON NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 10 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, Beds or bedframes |
| CUT TO HEAD ON SCREW WHILE CRAWLING UNDER BED DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| RAN INTO NAIL;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL HIT HEAD ON A NAIL DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PLAYING OUTSIDE, HIT HEAD ON NAIL. DX PUNCTURE TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS STRUCK ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD WITH A SCREW THAT WAS STICKING OUT LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT GOT HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A HUGE METAL HOOK. D: NO DX; PT LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 7 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 |
| SCALP LAC-WRESTLING W/ DAD-HIT A NAIL ON WALL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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