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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 995
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/25/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT AT HOME CUT ARM ON A NAIL / DX 6IN LAC R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT INJURED FOREARM BY A NAIL . DX: LEFT FOREARM CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2007 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 54 YO INJURED ARM ON NAIL PUNCTURED WOUND FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 75 YOM CUT ARM ON NAIL LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOREARM FROM A NAIL AT HOME DURING A FLO OD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF FOREARM FROM A NAIL WHILE WORKING IN FLOOD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| DX LEFT FOREARM ABRASION: SCRAPED AGAINST A BOLT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials |
| WOUND CHECK/54YOM AT 7P LAST EVENING, INJURED ARM W/CONSTRUCTION MATERI AL. 2 WOODEN SCREWS PUNCTURED SKIN. HAD TO REMOVE WITH DRILL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CAUGHT FOREARM ON NAIL AT GOLF COURSE LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 70YOF ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT RIGHT FOREARM ON A RUSTY NAIL; 1-CM LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SKIN TEAR TO LEFT FOREARM - CUT BY A RUSTY NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Towels or cloths |
| PATIENT CAUGHT RIGHT ARM ON A RUSTY NAIL, RED AND SWOLLEN, WAS REACHING TO GET A TOWEL AT HOME. DX-ABRASION FOREARM WITH CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| ABRAS L FOREARM/75YOF ABRASED L FOREARM ON A NAIL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Garage doors |
| WORKING ON A GARAGE DOOR,A BOLT CAME OUT &FELL HITTING FA " LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Benches |
| DX LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM: NAIL ON BENCH CAUGHT ARM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Benches |
| DX LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM: INJURED ARM ON NAIL IN BENCH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SUS LAC TO LOWER ARM FROM A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| TRIED TO TEAR OUT WOOD FELL ON A NAIL RIGHT DISTAL FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/29/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT HAD RECIEVED LACERATION OF FOREARM FROM A RUSTY NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON A NAIL THAT WAS POKING OUT FROM THE PORCH AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STRUCK RIGHT LOER ARM AGAINST A NAIL THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF A DOCK LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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