Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 932
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	19
Year 1998:	90
Year 1999:	82
Year 2000:	105
Year 2001:	63
Year 2002:	68
Year 2003:	245
Year 2004:	110
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	71
Year 2007:	21
Year 2008:	27
Year 2010:	10

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	314	Head:	175
Mouth:	147	Hand:	145
Upper Leg:	69	Upper Trunk:	68
Wrist:	6	Face:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/04/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
4YOM ACCIDENTALLY NAILED HIS LT MIDDLE FINGER, WITH A NAIL GUN DX;' PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
5YOF SHOT HERSELF IN FINGER W/A NAIL GUN, NAIL LODGED IN FINGER, FB REM OVED IN ED; ACCIDENTAL NAIL GUN INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT SELF WITH NAILGUN IN FINGER;DX FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT GRABBED A NAIL GUN AND NAIL WENT THROUGH PTS WRIST. D: FB RIGHT WR IST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PW LEFT AXILLA. PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH A NAIL GUN FROM 6 FEET AW AY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL WENT THRU R 3RD FINGER W/NAIL GUN DX; PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
STAPLE GUN VS. R INDEX FINGER DX: SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
P.W. L HAND/MOTHER STS 2YOM YESTERDAY PUNCTURED L HAND WITH STAPLE GUN. TODAY L HAND AND ARM RED AND EDEMATOUS.HOT TO TOUCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SUST. LAC. TO HAND ON STAPLE GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2004	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Heavy-duty workshop staplers
BRAIN INJURY- STAPLE GUN STAPLE EMBEDDED IN LT SKULL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/27/2004	Age: 0 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL IN HAND BY NAIL GUN DX: PW R THUMB AND INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CHI-HEAD LAC-STAPLE GUN FELL OUT OF A CABINET-HIT PT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
4 YOWM STRUCK IN MOUTH BY STAPLE GUN HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A SAFETY F ROM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Desk supplies
PT GOT STAPLE FROM STAPLE GUN STUCK IN TONGUE; FB TONGUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HERSELF IN HAND WITH NAIL GUN AT HOME, NAIL S TICKING OUT OF HAND; HAND FX., FB REMOVED, PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 5 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: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT. HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH NAIL GUN DX: LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT WITH NAIL FROM NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL EMBEDDED IN R HAND, SHOT SELF W/NAIL GUN DX: R HAND COMPLEX FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Heavy-duty workshop staplers
PATIENT STAPLED FINGER WITH STAPLE GUN IN CAR, STAPLE IN FINGER; STAPLE REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL SHOT THRU FINGER FROM A NAIL GUN. FRACTURE TO KEFT 4TH FINGER. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2001	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/30/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2000	Age: 0 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/1999	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/1998	Age: 0 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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