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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 721
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PUNCTURE LEG W/ NAIL GUN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 25 YOM ACCIDENTALLY SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN INTO RIGHT LOWER LEG FRACTURE LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| HIT ACCIDENTALLY BY NAIL FROM NAIL GUN. DX LEG PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| 21 YO INJURED LEG WITH NAIL GUN FOREIGN BODY LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT SHOT IN LEG WITH NAIL GUN. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT USING NAIL GUN 2 YEARS AGO,SHOT SELF IN LOWER LEG WITH NAIL, STILL B OTHERING HIM, PW LT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 24 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO LEG. PT HAD NAIL FROM NAIL GUN SHOT INTO LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| USING NAIL GUN IN GARAGE AT HOME WHEN ACCID SHOT NAIL INTO R LOWER LEG DX NAIL R TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 19 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO LEG. PT SHOT SELF IN THE LEG W/NAIL GUN @ HOME. NAIL STILL IN LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS SHOT IN LEG W/NAIL GUN. DX: PW X 2 L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PW LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY.PT WAS USING A NAIL GUN AND IT HAD A NAIL GO IN TO LEFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| FB LEFT LEG. PT SHOT LEG WITH A NAIL GUN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2001 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2001 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/1999 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/1999 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/1999 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, All-terrain vehicles |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/1997 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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