Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Knee

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,086
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Date: 12/18/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL IN BATHROOM ON A NAIL DX: FB REMOVAL TO LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX RIGHT KNEE LACERATION: FELL AND STRUCK KNEE ON NAIL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.C/O CUT TO KNEE SUSTAIN AT HOME ON NAIL DX-LT.KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WHILE PLAYING / FELL HIT KNEE ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF CLOSET DX: KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL ON NAIL;ABRAS, KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Chairs
FELL OUT OF CHAIR ONTO BOARD WITH NAIL IN IT, NAIL WENT THROUGH LEFT KNEE. DX: FB (NAIL TO LLE), REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
12 Y.O W MALE W/PW TO KNEE. PT ACCIDENTLY STUCK A ROOFING TACK IN HIS K NEE. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Rugs or carpets
FELL ON A NAIL IN CARPET LACERATION RIGHT KNEE 2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT KNELT DOWN AT HOME ON A NAIL SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL ON BAORD WITH NAILS STICKING OUT OF IT;PW, KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL ON NAIL;LAC KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PW TO KNEE WHEN STRUCK ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL ON A NAIL ON TUESDAY. DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT KNEE WITH CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Fences or fence posts
LAC R KNEE; CLIMBING OVER FENCE AND CUT EG ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT KNEE WITH NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RUBBED AGAINST A PROTRUDING SCREW CAUSING LAC TO R KNEE. %
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
*15YOM WAS STUCK BY A RUSTY NAILDX: PUNCTURE WOUND L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO KNEE FROM RUSTY NAIL.D: PUNCTURE WO UND, POSSIBLE CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SUS CONT TO KNEE FROM A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
AT CHURCH AND CUT KNEE ON A PROTRUDING FLAT-HEAD SCREW. DXKNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL ON NAIL DX. PW KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE (L) KNEE, PT SUST INJURY WITH A NAIL AT HOME, C/O PAIN. LWBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC LEFT KNEE - CUT KNEE ON A METAL SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Swings or swing sets
9-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS KNEE FROM A BOLT WHEN HE FELL OFF A SWING SET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
KNELT ON NAIL PUNCTURE TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT FELL RUNNING, CUTTING KNEE ON SCREW. DX: LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL ONTO A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL ON A NAIL AT SCHOOL, LACERATED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
9 Y.O. W FEMALE W/PW TO KNEE. PT INJ SELF ON NAIL. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT KNEE ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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