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Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 286
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:59
26-50 years old:226

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/05/2008Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
FOREARM INJURY FROM USING NAIL GUN AND HITTING METAL SLIVER WENT INTO FOREARM. DX-FOREIGN BODY LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2008Age: 38 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
38 YO MALE'S NAIL GUN BACKED UP AND PUT NAIL IN FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2008Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT IN ARM WITH NAIL GUN AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE PUNCTURE WOUND ARM #
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 05/18/2008Age: 42 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
USING NAIL GUN AND SHOT A NAIL IN FOREARM. DX-FOREIGN BODY FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2008Age: 40 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
40 YO ACCIDENTAL INJURY BY NAIL GUN PUNCTURE WOUND FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT USING NAILGUN YESTERDAY AND INJURED ARM DX// RIGHT FOREARM SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2008Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT WITH LAC TO ARM FROM A METAL STUD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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