Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 6-15 years old - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,023
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Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 7 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
PT WAS PLAYING AND SCRAPED LEG ON A RUSTY NAIL. D: RIGHT LEG LACERATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 6 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
PT FELL ON BOARD W/ NAIL IN IT @ HOMEDX LAXERATION TO RT LEG 3 CM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 10 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
PT FELL ONTO A NAIL. D: PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 9 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
PT CUT LEG ON A NAIL AT HOME DX// RIGHT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2008	Age: 6 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
6 YO INJURED LEG AGAINST NAIL LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 9 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
CUT LOER LEG WITH NAIL;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 10 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
CUT LEG ON NAIL. DX L LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2008	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
FELL AND SCRATCHED LEG WITH SCREW. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2008	Age: 15 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, Ceilings and walls
RAN INTO NAIL ON WALL;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
6 YO FELL ON CARPET TACK STRIP LAC LLEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2008	Age: 6 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL ON PORCH AND CUT LEG ON A NAIL. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	Age: 9 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
PT CAUGHT LEG ON NAIL WHILE MOVING WOOD AT HOME DX// RIGHT LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 7 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
FELL ON RUSTY NAIL.. LACERATING LOWER LEG#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	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
STEPPED ON WOOD WITH NAIL IN IT - NAIL LACERATED LEG, RLE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	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 W/NAIL TO LEG, NOW W/SM LAC AND ABRASION TO LEG; LEG LAC, LEFT W/OUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 15 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
R LOWER LEG LAC/15YOM CUT R LOWER LEG ON A NAIL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 13 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
PT CUT LOWER LEG WHEN JUMPED OVER A BOARD AND A NAIL CUT LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2008	Age: 8 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
PT PLAYING UNDER TABLE-CAUGHT KNEE ON SCREW-LEFT LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
12YMC SCRATCHED LOWER LEG ON EDGE OF NAIL 3 DAYS AGO CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 10 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
FELL ON NAIL;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
STRUCK WITH A NAIL LAST WEEK, NOW AN ABSCESS TO CALF. DX PUNCTURE WOUN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT AT HOME RAN INTO A NAIL LAC R LEG/ DX LAC R LEG WITH PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCRAPED LEG ON RUSTY NAIL. DX ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	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
PT WITH PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT LOWER LEG AFTER FALLING ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2008	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
R SIDE OF SHIN LAC ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 10 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, Beds or bedframes
PLAYING/HIT LEG ON NAIL IN SISTER'S BED, LACERATION LEG, KNEE, ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	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
LAC TO LEG WHEN STUCK ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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