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Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - Year 2003 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 451
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:69
26-50 years old:348
50+ years old:33

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/21/2003Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SHOT WITH NAIL GUN; FB WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2003Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT WAS WORKING AT HOME AND SHOT SELF WITH A NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2003Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
RT WRIST PAIN-AFTER USING A STAPLE GUN FOR 4 DAYS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN DX. PW WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2003Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SHOT WITH A NAIL GUN WHICH WENT THROUGH WRIST, FX TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2003Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT SELF IN WRIST WITH NAIL GUN,R WRIST PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2003Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PATIENT SHOT SELF WITH STAPLE WRIST. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT WRIS T.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2003Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
STRAINED WRIST WHEN USING SCREW GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2003Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT STARTED EXPERIENCING WRIST PAIN WHILE OPERATION A NAIL GUNDX: RIGHT WRIST CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2003Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS HELPING A FRIEND, DROVE A NAIL INTO HIS WRIST WITH A NAILGUN. DX-NAILGUN INJURY LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2003Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX NAIL TO WRIST: NAIL TO WRIST WITH AIR PUNCH NAIL GUN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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