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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 166
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PW TO R KNEE, SHOT SELF W/NAIL GUN, POSSIBLE L NAIL COATING DX: PW TO R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LEG PUNCTURE FROM NAIL GUN DX - FOREIGN BODY R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| NAIL GUN FIRED INTO KNEE CAP AT HOME; R/O FOREIGN BODY TO KNEE, JOINT I NVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PATIENT FELL ON STAPLE GUN AT HOME; KNEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PERSON WAS HOLDING NAIL GUN BY LEG,GOT BUMPED BY ANOTHER PERSON,GUN WEM OFF,PUTTING NAIL IN KNEE AREA.PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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