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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 365
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE WOUND, R THIGH WHEN SAT ON NAIL. DX. PW R THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE WOUND RT.THIGH.PT.REFERS CUT WITH RUSTY NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STRUCK HIS RIGHT UPPER LEG AGAINST A NAIL WHEN WALKING AT HOME ABRAS ION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT BUILDING HOME WHEN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH 16 LB. PENNY NAIL FROM PNEUMATIC GUN. HAD 3 SHOTS VODKA INCIDENT. D:FEMUR/PATELLA FXS.ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT USING A NAIL GUN TO FIX SOMETHING AT HOME AND MISSED HITTING LEFT TH IGH NAIL IN LEFT THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FELL ON 3'' BOLT. DX THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Lawn mowers |
| PUNCTURE WOUND LEG - 58 YOM SAT DOWN IN THE GRASS AFTER MOWING THE YARD AND SAT ON A NAIL SUSTAINING A PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE BACK OF HIS L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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