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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 231
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HAS LAC TO (L) ARM, FROM A SCREW--ABRASION (L) ARM (C) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| WAS CARRYING A NEW BOARD THAT HAD A NAIL STICKING OUT OF IT CAUGHT UPP ER ARM ON NAIL DX- LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SUS PUNCTURE TO ARM AFTER FALLING ON SCREW% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| RT UPPER ARM PW.PT INJURED UPPER ARM ON A NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| NAIL IN ARM DX: FB HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS TWISTING BOLT, FELT POP IN SHOULDER AT HOME. DX. RUPTURED L TRI CEP MUSCLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STATES INJURED ARM UNSCREWING SCREWS DX RT UPPER ARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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