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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 467
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 74 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 |
| PT WAS WORKING UNDER HER HOUSE WITH HER HUSBAND AND STRUCK HEAD ON A RU STY BOLT LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 58 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 |
| PT WAS CRAWLING IN CRAWL SPACE AND HIT HEAD ON SCREW STICKING OUT. DX: SCALP LAC 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 64 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 |
| PT WITH PW TO HEAD FROM A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 81 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER NAIL ON BOARDWALK AT STEEL PIER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 92 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER NAIL AND FELL ON BOARDWALK CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 88 YO MALE TRIPPED ON NAIL AND FELL ON BOARDWALK CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | 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 |
| PATIENT FELL AND HIT A NAIL AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP/HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | 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 |
| SCALP LACERATION: WORKING IN ATTIC, STOOD UP, HIT HEAD ON A RUSTY NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 81 YO FEMALE TRIPPED ON NAIL AND FELL ON BOARDWALK CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 61 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 |
| PT.INJ.SCALP AT HOME WHEN IN ATTIC & HIT HEAD ON A NAIL. DX; 3 CM.LAC. SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 65 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 |
| HEAD LAC. PT HIT HEAD ON A RUSTY NAIL IN ATTIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY FALLING AGAINST A NAIL AT A H OUSE PARTY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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