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Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 264
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/24/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HAND FB-NAILGUN SHOT NAIL INTO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE HAND W/ NAIL FROM NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT HAND - NAIL FROM NAILGUN ENTERED HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT HURT WHEN SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN AND NAIL AT HOME DX: RT HAND PUNTURE WOUN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
USING A NAIL GUN AND THINKS THERE'S A PIECE OF NAIL IN L HAND,NOT WORK RELATED#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WAS USING A NAIL GUN AT HOME AND HAS NAIL EMBEDDED IN (L) HAND DX- F B TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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