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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 392
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/18/2006 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PIECE OF PLYWOOD WITH A NAIL STICKING OUT FELL ON HEAD. DX- MINOR HEA D INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| NAIL IN SKULL, CT DOES NOT SHOW ANY BRAIN INJURY, PT WAS CRAWLING ONTO BOX OF CARPENTRY NAILS, HAS NAIL APX FROM POSTERIOR PARIETAL REGION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Beds or bedframes |
| EMBEDDED SCREW FROM TOY IN SCALP WHEN FELL ON BED WITH TOY IN IT |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| HEAD TRAUMA, PT SUST INJURY W/A NAIL ON THE WALL AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, OBSERV. ER. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/16/2006 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| FELL ON A NAIL. DX. MINOR HEAD INJURY WITH ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Air conditioners |
| HIT HEAD AGAINST A SCREW ON AIR CONDITIONER AT SCHOOL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2006 | Age: 4 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 |
| CUT HEAD WITH SCREW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2006 | Age: 2 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 |
| FELL ONTO A NAIL DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2006 | Age: 5 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 STEPPED ON A NAIL FELL AND HIT HEAD LT LT TEMPORAL REGION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2006 | Age: 4 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 |
| FELL, HIT HEAD ON SCREW, NO LOC, DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2006 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SCALP LACERATION, CUT ON A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| BROTHER HIT PT ON HEAD WITH A STICK THAT HAD A NAIL AT THE END OF IT. D: LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2006 | Age: 4 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 |
| FELL ON NAIL/PW HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2006 | Age: 3 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 |
| HEAD LACERTATION HIT A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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