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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 825
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Christmas decorations |
| 71YOM IN THE ATTIC RETRIEVING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WHEN HE STRUCK A NA IL THAT WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE ROOF INTO HEAD SUSTAINED A PW TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 88 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 |
| 88YOM HIT HEAD ON A NAIL IN THE ATTIC AT HOME PUNCTURE WOUND OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 63 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 |
| SCALP LAC ON SCREW DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON NAIL STICKING OUT OF ROOF, PUNCTURE TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CLEANING ATTIC, STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON A NAIL. DX. SCALP PUNCTURE WOU ND.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HIT HEAD ON NAIL CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| GOT HIT BY NAIL. HEAD CONT, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 53 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, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WORKING IN HIS ATTIC WHEN STOOD UP FROM CROUCHED POSITION AND HIT HE AD ON EXPOSED NAIL IN CEILING. DX:PUNCTURE, SCALP, MINOR HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 56 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT WAS WALKING UNDER DECK & HIT HEAD ON A SCREW THAT WAS STICKING OUT DX;; SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 67 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 |
| 67Y/O,M,CUT TOP OF HEAD ON HOOK AT HOME, SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 WALKED INTO A BOLT FROM LAUNDRY SHOOT DX:SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2009 | Age: 51 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 |
| PT HIT HEAD ON A BOARD W/NAIL IN IT. DX: SCALP LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 53 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 |
| WORKING IN ATTIC HIT HEAD IN A SMALL NAIL LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FELL AGAINST NAIL. DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 65 Y/O WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN BAC K OF HEAD WITH A BOARD THAT HAD A NAIL IN IT. DX-LAC. SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 56 YO FELL STRUCK HEAD ON NAIL PUNCTURE WOUND HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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