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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 231
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT A NAIL THROUGH LOWER ARM WITH A NAIL GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 21 Y/O M INJURED L FOREARM WHILE USING NAIL GUN, NAIL EMBEDDED IN ARM. DX; FOREIGN BODY L FOREARM, REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2006 | Age: 19 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: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| NAILGUN MISFIRED SENDING NAIL INTO PT'S ARM. DX: PW R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| SHOT SELF IN LEFT FOREARM WHILE USING A NAILGUN. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND LEF T FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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