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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 88
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| SHOT STAPLE INTO WRIST WITH A STAPLE GUN WHILE STAPLING A BOARD. PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT WRIST. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT ACCIDENTLY HIT HERSELF WITH A NAILGUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| FB LEFT WRIST.PT WAS ON A ROOF USING A NAIL GUN AND IT WENT OFF AND A N AIL WENT IN TO WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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