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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 691
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 65YOF, ACC SCRAPED SCALP WITH A RUSTY NAIL TODAY >>CONTS/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 51 YOM SUSTAINED AN ABRASION OF THE SCALP BY A NAIL WHILE IN HIS ATTIC AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2010 | Age: 55 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 |
| 55YOM HIT HEAD ON METAL PLANT HOOK LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 55 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 |
| 55YOM HIT HEAD ON A RUSTY NAIL IN THE ATTIC. DX. HEAD INJURY, SCALP PUN CTURE WOUND.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2010 | Age: 94 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 |
| 94 YOF TRIPPED ON NAIL PROTRUDING FROM THE BOARDWALK AND FELL FORWARD - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/06/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| 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 |
| 59YOM CUT HEAD ON A NAIL. DX. HEAD LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Day wear |
| 71 Y MALE TRIPPED ON CARPET HOLDER, NAIL CAUGHT SOCK CAUSING PT TO FALL DX: SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 72 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 |
| 72YOM WORKING AT HOME AND STOOD UP STRUCK HEAD ON A NAIL THAT WAS STI CKING OUT LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 54 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, Ceilings and walls |
| 54YOM, ACC STRUCK HEAD ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF THE CEILING >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 51 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 |
| 51 YOM PT C/O INJURY TO HEAD. STOOD UP IN ATTIC AND HIT HEAD ON NAIL. SUPERFICIAL LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 69 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 |
| 69 M, PT SCRAPED HEAD ON NAIL THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF BARN CEILING. DX . SUPERFICIAL SCALP LACERATION- NO INDICATION OF WORK OR FARM RELATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | 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, Rugs or carpets |
| 82YOF WALKING INTO BATHROOM TRIPPED OVER RUG WHEN SOCK CAUGHT RAISED NAIL FELL TO FLOOR ;NASAL /SHOULDER ABRASION AND CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | 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, Fences or fence posts |
| 54 YOF PT WAS THROWING BOARDS OVER THE FENCE, MISSED AND WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH 3 NAILS. PUNCTURE WOUND TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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