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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 586
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| APPROX 8 IN SUPER. LAC L LOWER ARM, SCRAPED ON A NAIL 30 MINS. AGO. DX . LAC L LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| SCRATCHED ARM ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF A WALL DX: L FOREARM ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| P.W. R FOREARM/21YOM WAS STUCK BY A NAIL IN HIS BARE R FOREARM TODAY AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Fences or fence posts |
| CUT ARM ON A SCREW STUCK OUT OF A GATE LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT CLEANING A BOARD WHICH HA D A NAIL IN IT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL ON BOARD WITH A NAIL WHICH CUT ARMDX: 4 CM LACERATION TO LEFT F OREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT C/O "I CUT MY RT ARM W/A NAIL AT 12 PM TODAY" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Weight lifting |
| JUMPED OFF RAMP ON WEIGHT BENCH---CUT BY NAIL--AT HOME DX RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Furniture |
| PT MOVING SOME FURNITURE WHEN THERE WAS A NAIL PROTRUDING FROM THE WOOD SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| PT CAUGHT ARM ON NAIL STICKING OUT OF WALL. DX: L FOREARM LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT CUT L FOREARM ON NAIL AT VOTECH SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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