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Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 331
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:185
26-50 years old:146

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/18/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
16YOM-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOREARM-USING NAIL GUN-PELET DISCHARGED STRUC K ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2003Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL GUN SHOT NAIL INTO ARM DX FOREIGN BODY TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT LOWER ARM WITH NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2003Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SHOT SELF ACCIDENTALLY WITH NAIL GUN AND THEN REMOVED NAIL HIMSELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2003Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
DOING SOME HOUSE CHORES AT LAKE CABIN, NAIL GUN WENT OFF,NAIL PUNCTURE WOUND TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/16/2003Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
26 YO MALE NAILED RIGHT FOREARM WITH COMPRESSED AIR NAIL GUN F/B RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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