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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 556
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CUT LEG ON SCREW OF WALKER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| 55 YO M PUNCTURE WOUND TO R LOWER LEG FROM NAIL GUN. DX S/P NAIL REMOVA L R LEG, SMALL CHIP FRACTURE TO TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Poles |
| PT CAUGHT LEG ON NAIL IN POST IN GARDEN. DX: L LEG SKIN TEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| WORKING ON ROOF OF POONTOON BOAT AND ROOF FFELL. RUSTY BOLT CUT PT ON LEG. 6 CM LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 59 YOM HIT LEG WITH BOARD THAT HAD NAILS IN ITDX LACERATION R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC ON LOWER LEG FROM NAILS + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SCRATCHED BY NAIL ABRASION FORELEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE WOUND LT LOWER LEG, PUNCHED IN LEG WITH A RUSTY NAIL WHILE TEA RING DOWN A PORCH AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT SHIN ON NAIL. DX: LACERATION, SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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