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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 270
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/25/2005 | Age: 24 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 ON NAIL STICKING OUT OF WOOD DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | 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, Stairs or steps |
| PT STRUCK HEAD ON A METAL HOOK/SCREW IN THE STAIRCASE. " SCALP LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Riding power lawn mowers |
| SOMEONE WAS ON A RIDING LAWN MOWER & A SCREW CAME FLYING OUT HITTING PT IN THE HEAD ----------DX: PUNCTURE WOUND HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT HIT HEAD ON NAIL STICKING OUT C/O PAIN PUNCTURE WOUND HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Stairs or steps |
| PT DOING FLIP FLOP STRUCK NAIL ON TOP OF STEPS FALLING DOWN STEPS HITTING HEAD/LT SHLDR/BACK, HEAD TRAUMA//SHLDR//BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/23/2005 | Age: 25 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, Stairs or steps |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP TACK OFF FLOOR HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF STAIR DX LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2005 | Age: 20 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 |
| PW RT SCALP.PT HIT HEAD ON A NAIL . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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