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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 392
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Date: 10/27/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATED THIGH ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CHILD FELL ON NAIL WHEN PLAYING. D:PUNCTURE WOUND, THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT CLIMBING UP BOARDS THAT SURROUNDED LANDSCAPING AREA AT NEIGHBOR 'S, THEY COLLAPSED, RUSTY NAIL WENT INTO THIGH; THIGH LAC., PUNCTURE WO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Treehouses or playhouses
LEG LACERATION - 11 YOM CLIMBING INTO TREE HOUSE LACERATED HIS RIGHT TH IGH ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Fences or fence posts
PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.HAD CUT TO LT.THIGH SUSTAIN WHEN CAUGH LEG ON NAIL WHILE JUMPPING FENCE. DX- LACERATION LT.THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL VS. THIGH DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
PT WALKED BY WALL IN HOME THAT HAD NAILS STICKING OUT, SUFFERED AN AVUL SION TO R THIGH AREA. %
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC LT THIGH BY NAIL. DX; 4 CM LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT PLAYING AT HOME, FELL AGAINST SOFA AND HIT A NAIL STICKING OUT OF AR M, LAC RT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WHILE IN THE RESTROOM AT RESTAURANT, PT CUT BACK OF RIGHT LEG ON A SCRE W. D: LACERATION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT UPPER LEG ON SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HAD NAIL STUCK IN LEG ABOVE RT KNEE NAIL IN BOARD RUSTY DX: PW RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PIECE OF WOOD WITH RUSTY NAIL FELL ON PATIENT'S LEG AT AUNT'S HOUSE YES TERDAY; THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS WALKING TO GRANDMOTHER'S FROM HOME, FELL ON A NAIL. DX-LACERATION LEFT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCAPED THIGH ON A PROTUDING BOLT THIGH ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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