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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 143
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT HAD BOLT SHOOT OUT OF SNOWBLOWER EMBEDDED IN CHEST @ HOME - PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/04/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL ON 6 INCH NAIL. SELF PULLED NAIL. D: PUNCTURE WOUND TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS POKED IN BACK BY A NAIL. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/21/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT DX NAIL GUN INJURY TO STERNUM - C/O A NAIL GUN WENT OFF AND HIT PT IN ANTERIOR CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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