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Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 545
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2002:83
Year 2003:33
Year 2006:73
Year 2007:84
Year 2008:202
Year 2009:69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/17/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT HOME USING A NAIL GUN, PUT A NAIL IN WRIST CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
C/O IMPAILED NAILS IN R WRIST. PT DROPPED A NAIL GUN & IT FIRED TWICE. FB (NAILS) R WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
GOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN IMPALED IN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT @ HOME,SHOT HIMSELF W/NAIL GUN IN LT WRIST ACCIDENTALLY. DX: PUNCTU RE WOUND LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PATIENT ACCIDENTLY STUCK SELF WITH NAIL GUN. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO LE FT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
65YOM WHILE WORKING ON HIS DECK USING A AIR GUN,WHICH MIS-FIRED A NAIL, IT WENT INTO HIS WRIST;FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL,FRACTURE RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2007Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
C/O PT STATES WAS USING NAIL GUN AND A NAIL WENT INTO RIST DX F.O.B. IN LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2006Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WAS USING A NAIL GUN AT HOME AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT NAIL INTO RT. WRIST. PUNCTURE WOUND, RIGHT WIRST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN DX. PW WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2003Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS HELPING A FRIEND, DROVE A NAIL INTO HIS WRIST WITH A NAILGUN. DX-NAILGUN INJURY LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2002Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
/65YOM AT HOME HIT IN R LOWER ARM WITH AIRNAIL GUNDX/HEMATOMA R WRIST W ITH PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LT WRIST PUNCTURE WOUND-@ HOME-NAILGUN SHOT A NAIL INTO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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