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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 283
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| DX:PUNCTURE WOUND SCALP. SCRAPED HIS HEAD AGAINST A NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Rugs or carpets |
| 60 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER NAIL IN RUG AT CASINO CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 60 YOF HIT HEAD ON SCREW LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SCALP LAC-AT HOME-WORKING IN ATTIC-HIT HEAD ON A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| PT BENT DOWN & CAUGHT HEAD ON A NAIL IN WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE TOP OF HEAD; POKED BY NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| DX HEAD LACERATION: CUT HEAD ON NAIL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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