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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 654
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 81 YO WM - SCALP ABRAISION - HIT HEAD ON NAIL WHILE RAISING HEAD NEAR W ALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS UP IN ATTIC AND HIT HEAD ON A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 69 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON SCREW ON BOARD - LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 81 YO FEMALE TRIPPED ON A NAIL ON THE BOARDWALK AND FELL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2003 | Age: 66 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, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SUST SCALP PUNCTURE FROM NAIL STICKING OUT OF WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT HEAD WITH NAIL. DX- .25 CM SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT TRIPPED ON A NAIL AND FELL. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FRACTURE FEMUR, CONTUSION SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 53 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 |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON NAIL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Camping equipment |
| PT HANGING LIGHTS IN TENT AND STRUCK HEAD ON PROTRUDING NAIL. PUNCTURE WOUND TO HEAD. D: CELLULITIS, NAIL VS. HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CONTUSION SCALP; PT STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| SCALP PUNCTURE WOUND-HIT A NAIL IN ATTIC-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 51 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 |
| PT HIT TOP OF HEAD ON NAIL IN BASEMENT DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CAUGHT SCALP ON SCREW IN WOOD BOARD DX: PW SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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