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Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - Year 2002 - Unkown

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 161
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:84
50+ years old:76

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/26/2002Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Containers
PT SPILLED PACKAGE OF 32 NAILS ONTO FLOOR AND ONE WAS MISSING. PT MAY HAVE INGESTED. DX: NORMAL EXAM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2002Age: 88 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Footwear
*88 YOM SLIPPER GOT CAUGHT ON NAIL ON THE FLOOR CAUSING PT TO FALLDX: N ORMAL EXAM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A SCREW DX: SWALLOWED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT TOLD MOM SHE SWALLOWED NAIL. DX: WELL CHILD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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