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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 945
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LEFT LEG LACERATION-CUT LEG ON A NAIL 3 DAYS AGO. SUS A 1CM LACERATION. NOW HAS PUS AND SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2005 | Age: 58 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 |
| PT SCRAPED LEG ON A NAIL. DX: 6 CM L LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT CUT TO LT LEG ON A SCREW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| SCRAPED LT LOWER LEG ON RUSTY NAIL. SUPERFICIAL CELLULITIS 2ND TO INFEC TED SUPERFICIAL LAC LT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED SCRATCH TO CALF FROM RUSTY NAIL LAST NIGHT. WANTS TETANUS SHOT. D:ABRASION, TETANUS IMMUNIZATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2005 | Age: 67 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 |
| PATIENT CUT LOWER LEG ON A RUSTY NAIL. DX-2.5CM RIGHT CALF LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | Age: 60 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: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SCRAPPED CALF ON A NAIL WHILE AT HOME A WEEK AGO, STILL HAS REDNESS AND SWELLING. DX: WOUND INFECTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HEMATOMA/CONTUS R LOWER LEG; SAYS ON FRIDAY, FOOT SLIPEPD OFF AXLE OF T RACTOR & LEG HIT BOLT & ANGLE IRON AS HE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 64 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 |
| PT. SLIPPED AND FELL STRICKING A NAIL ABOUT AN INCH INTO HER R LOWER LE G 30 MINS PTA. DX. LAC R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| POKED IN LEG WITH NAIL PUNCTURE LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2005 | Age: 51 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 |
| LACERATED LOWER LEG ON A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LOWER LEG AB-HIT A RUSTY NAIL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT KNEELED DOWN INJURING LOWER LEG ON A RUSTY NAIL " PW" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT CUT ON RUSTY NAIL; PW LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2005 | Age: 69 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, Magazine racks or book ends |
| CUT LEG ON SCREW ON BOTTOM OF MAGAZINE RACK. LACERATION, LEFT LOWER LE G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Beds or bedframes |
| NAIL IN BED LAST NIGHT, CUT LEG DX: ABRASION L LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | 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, House repair or construction materials |
| TRIP OVER BOARD WITH NAILS IN IT,RUSTY NAIL CUT LEG WHEN PT FELL ONTO BOARD. DX: 6.5 CM LEG LAC, HIGH TETANUS RISK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT LOWER LEG FROM A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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