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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,109
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 58 YO WM, NAIL STUCK IN ARM, RECEIVED PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT LOWER FORE ARM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2010 | Age: 92 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 |
| 92YOF LAC RT FOREARM ON NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 52YOF SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOREARM WHILE BREAKING UP A CLOSET HIT A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2010 | Age: 61 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 |
| 61YOF SUST LAC TO FOREARM FROM NAIL# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 69YOM-FOREARM AB-INJURED ON A RUSTY NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 66 YOM LAC TO L FA ON NAIL DX: FA LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 57YOM FELL INTO NAIL AND INJURED RIGHT FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND OF LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 54YOM, HELPING A FIRNED TAKING DOWN A HOUSE&ACC STRUCK ARM ONTO RUSTY N AIL>>PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | 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, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| 74 YOM PT FELL INTO A PAINTING ON THE WALL AND A NAIL IN THE FRAME SCRA THED HIS ARM. SUPERFICIAL LAC TO L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2010 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 75YOM,PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS LEFT LOWER ARM S/P WORKING IN HIS YARD WHEN A NAIL WAS STICKING OUT OF A BOARD & PUNCTURED LFT. FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 51 Y/O/F HIT ARM ON NAIL AT HOME DX/ LT ARM PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 67 YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOREARM ON A NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 76 YOM, PULLED NAIL OUT OF ARM, PUNCTURE ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 54 YOM WAS DOWN IN HIS WINE CELLAR DOING SOMETHING AND LACERATED RIGHT FOREARM ON A RUSTY NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | 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, Ceilings and walls |
| 72YOM WHILE IN HIS GARAGE THAT NEEDS REPAIRS THE WALL BEGAN FALLING,THE WALL HAD A NAIL STICKING OUT STRIKING RT FOREARM;FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 64YOF WITH ABRASION TO LOWER ARM FROM PUSHING AGAINST RUSTY NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | 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, Furniture |
| 77 YOM INJURED FOREARM ON NAIL ON PIECE OF FURNITURE. DX-LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 61 YOM SUS ABRASION TO FOREARM AFTER SCRAPING IT ON NAIL% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Chairs |
| 72 Y/O/F FIXING A CHAIR AT HOME PUNCTURED ARM WITH A NAIL 4 DAYS AGO AN D NOW AREA RED DX/ LEFT FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 55 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, Fences or fence posts |
| 55YOF FELL AND HIT ARM ON SCREW THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF GATE LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/29/2010 | Age: 71 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 |
| 71 YOF BUMPED AGAINST A NAIL IN HER HOUSE. DX-LAC RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 69YOM CAUGHT FOREARM ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF A 2X4; FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FX OF LT RADIUS (COLLES) - S/P HX OF TRIPPING ON NAILS AT HOME,FELLONTO ELBOW AT HOME.PT IS AN 82 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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