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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 152
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT HIT ARM ON NAIL. DX: PT LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/02/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| CONTUSION TO UPPER ARM WHEN STRUCK ON NAIL THAT WAS HANGING IN WALL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| STATES HE FELL ON A BOARD WITH A NAIL IN IT DX LT UPPER ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 17 Y/O M C/O LFT ARM WOUND. PT FELL ON NAIL. DX PUNCT. WOUND AND CELLUI TIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| PW RT UPPER ARM WITH CELLULITIS.PT HIT UPPER ARM ON A NAIL IN WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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