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Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - Year 2003 - Elbow

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 712
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Date: 11/23/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Beds or bedframes
PT SWINGING LT ELBOW/ARM BACK HITTING A NAIL/BEDFRAME , ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2003Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS WORKING IN HIS YARD YESTERDAY WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGA INST A NAIL LACERATION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Chairs
AT PLAY PRACTICE, FELL OFF A CHAIR AND HIT NAIL THAT PENETRATED ELBOW DX: PNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2003Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CAUGHT ELBOW ON NAIL. D: PUNCTURE WOUND AND LACERATION, ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2003Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
38 YOWM WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WHEN HIS ELBOW SLIPPED. DX. CONTUSION R L BOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2003Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
50 YO MALE CUT RIGHT ELBOW THREE WEEKS AGO ON A SCREW CELLULITIS ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2003Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL PUNCTURE TO RT ARM. DX; PW RT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT (R) ELBOW ON NAIL. ELBOW FEELS NUMB. DX: (R) ELBOW SUPER- FIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT ELBOW ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF TELEPHONE POLE. D: LACERATION RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2003Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT C/O BEING STUCK W/A NAIL TO RT ELBOW TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Fences or fence posts
PT FELL ON A FENCE AND NAIL PUNCTURED HIS SKIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2003Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL ON A NAIL. DX: PW R ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2003Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT STEPPED ON PIECE OF WOOD CAME UP NAIL STRUCK ELBOW AT SKI AREA, ACUT E ARM LACERATION, ULNA CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/20/2003Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURED ELBOW ON A RUSTY SCREW DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT ON NAIL - LACERATION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2003Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ELBOW CT-HIT ARM ON A NAIL @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CAUGHT ELBOW ON A SCREW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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