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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 210
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2007 | Age: 75 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 |
| 75 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE IN ATTIC OF HOME AND HIT BACK OF HEAD AGA INST A NAIL SUSTAINING A PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 53 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 |
| NAIL IN HIS HEAD. DX=PUNCTURE WOUND HEAD JG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 60 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, House repair or construction materials |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT WAS IN ATTIC AND FELL AND HIT HEAD AGAINST A PROTRU DING NAIL IN ROOF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2007 | Age: 63 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 |
| 63 YOM RECEIVED LAC TO TOP OF HEAD WHEN HE STOOD UP AND STRUCK HEAD ON A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 68 YO FEMALE FELL OVER NAIL ON BOARDWALK AND FELL FACE FIRST HEMATOMA SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2007 | Age: 60 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 |
| ACC STRUCK HEAD ON A NAIL WHILE WAS WORKING IN THE ATTICK " LAC''' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2007 | Age: 72 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 |
| 72 YOM STOOD UP WHILE IN ATTIC, STRUCK NAIL WITH HEAD - LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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