Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - 6-15 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 224
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	74	Upper Leg:	67
Toe:	67	Face:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT AT FRIEND'S HOUSE USING A PORTER-CABLE NAIL GUN AND GOT NAIL IN LEFT UPPER LEG DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RIGACCCIDENTLY SHOT FOOT WITH A NAIL FROM A NAIL GUN. PUNCTURE WOUND TO HT 4TH TOE. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PICKED UP POWER NAILER, SHOT NAIL THRU PALM OF HAND/ PW LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT SHOT IN HAND WITH NAIL GUN AT HOME, NAIL EMBEDDED IN HAND; FB R EMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT BETWEEN THE EYES WITH A NAIL GUN AT CLOSE RANGE P/W FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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