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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 92
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/27/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| NAIL GUN WENT OFF 2 FT IN FRONT OF PT, 18 GUAGE NAILS GRAZED PT IN THE CHEST DX: ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PATIENT WAS USING A NAIL GUN WHEN A PIECE OF METAL SHOT OFF INTO HIS CHEST WITH LOSS OF BREATH. DX - PUNCTURE WOUND TO CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN/UPPER TRUNK FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| NAILGUN FIRED AND NAIL WENT INTO PT'S CHEST. DX: PW CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS SHOT IN THE BACK WITH A NAIL GUN - NAIL STUCK ON HIS BACK - NOT ASSUALTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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