Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,047
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Date: 11/04/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCRAPE ARM ON NAIL ON BOAT FOREARM ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Doors
SCRATCHED ON SCREW ON DOOR - LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
USING NAIL GUN - NAIL EMBEDDED IN FOREARM DX: PUNCTURE WOUND R FOREARM / F.B. REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWOLLEN RT. ARM, CUT W/ NAIL DX: LACERATION RT. FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
66 YO BM - PUCTURE WOUND RT. FOREARM - FELL ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT STRUCK WITH NAIL IN BOARD YESTERDAY R FOREARM, INFECTED PUNCTURE WOU ND R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
59 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LAC TO ARM. PT TRIPPED & FELL AGAINST A NAIL @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
L FOREARM LAC/59YOM ABOUT 1/2 HR AGO SCRAPED L FOREARM ON RUSTY NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT LACERATED ARM WITH A NAIL DX: EIGHT CM COMPLEX ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CAUGHT ARM ON A BOLT PROTRUDING FROM A CAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
72-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FOREARM FROM A NAIL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials
R FOREARM P.W./54YOWM WAS PULLING A NAIL OUT OF BOARD & BOARD FLIPPED O VER AND ANOTHER NAIL WENT INTO ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE (L) FOREARM, PT FELL DOWN ON A NAIL ON A PIECE OF WOOD AT HOME, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FOREARM ABRASION - SCRATCHED RIGHT FOREARM ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
66 YOM SNAGGED FOREARM ON A NAIL 3 1/2 LONG WHILE TEARING DOWN OLDBUILD ING. DX: 8 CM LACERATION LT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RT ARM PUNCTURE WOUND - PUNCTURE WOUND WITH A NAIL WHEN PULLIN A LOOSEB OARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL STICKING OUT PUNCTURE FOREARMDX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PW RT FOREARM.PT INJURED FOREARM ON A RUSTY NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
$RT FOREARM ABRASION.PT SCRATCHED FOREARM ON A RUSTY NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SLIPPED AND FELL IN CARPORT AT HOME HITTING ARM ON A NAIL STICKING OUT FROM A BOARD. 8 CM LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Doors
54 YOF RAN INTO SCREW STICKING OUT OF DOOR LAC FORREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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