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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 247
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Chairs |
| 20YOF WAS SITTING IN A CHAIR AND WAS POKED IN KNEE BY A NAIL..PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 20YOF FELL AND HIT KNEE ON NAIL DX: LACERATION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Floors or flooring materials |
| 17 YO M CRAWLING ON FLOOR GOT A NAIL IN HIS KNEE DX: KNEE CELLULITS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 19 YOF WAS ON HER KNEES PLAYING WITH HER NIECE WHEN SHE DRAGGED HER KNEE OVER A NAIL. DX KNEE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 17YOF CUT KNEE ON SCREW FROM BROKEN DRAWER; KNEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PW TO KNEE. 20 YOM KNELT DOWN ON A NAIL |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| 25YOBM PT STATES HE RAN INTO A RUSTY NAIL THAT WAS HANGING OUT OF HTE WALL, NAIL WENT INTO R KNEE. DX. ABRA R KNEE/CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 16 YOF C/O KNEE PAIN AT HOME, FELL ON A NAIL. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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