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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 386
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 57 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: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON A NAIL THAT WAS STICKING OUT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2005 | 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, Doorsills or frames |
| 1CM SCALP LAC-HIT NAIL ON DOOR FRAME-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 67 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 |
| WAS IN THE GARAGE, HIT HEAD ON A NAIL "LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| BENDING FORWARD TO P/U PIECE OF HARDWARE FROM FLOOR & CONT. FWD STRIKIN G FACE ON PAVEMENT DX: BHT, FOREHEAD & HAND CONTUSIONS & ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2005 | Age: 54 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, Ceilings and walls |
| 1CM SCALP LAC-@ HOME-HIT A NAIL IN THE WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 81 YO FEMALE TRIPPED ON NAIL ON BOARDWALK CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON A NAIL WHEN UNDER HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS WORKING IN HIS GARAGE AT HOME SCRAPED THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON A N AIL SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 53 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 |
| LACERATION HEAD - PATIENT INJURED AT HOME - LACERATION TO TOP SIDE OF H EAD - FELL LAST NIGHT STRIKING HEAD ON A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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