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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 271
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION OF NAIL (FROM NAIL GUN) IN WRIST. LT PENETRATIN G WRIST TRAUMA W/ POSSIBLE VACULAR COMPRIMISE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/25/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT STAPLED L WRIST USING AIR STAPLE GUN. DX: FB L WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| RIGHT WRIST FB. PT INJURED WRIST WHEN USING A NAIL GUN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT DX FX RT WRIST/OPEN FX RT HAND - PT C/O THE TIP OF A NAIL GUN PENETRATED" HIS RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STAPLED HIS WRIST WITH STAPLE GUN. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| 25 YO MAIL HAD NAIL GUN PENETRATE LEFT WRIST PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| 25 YO PUNCTURE WOUND FROM STAPLE GUN BECAME INFECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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