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Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 6-15 years old - Year 2005 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 399
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Date: 12/07/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RAN INTO NAIL STICKING OUT AT PARK DX: PUNCTURE TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL ON SCREW; PW LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT CAUGHT LUPPER LEG ON NAIL. DX: 2 CM LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2005Age: 9 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
PT FELL ON A NAIL. DX: 2 CM & 3 CM L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
6 YOM CAUGHT LEG ON NAIL LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RUBBED THIGH AGAINST EXPOSED NAIL DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SUST LACERATION TO THIGH FROM NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
PT TRIPPED&FELL LANDED ON A BOARD C A PROTRUDING NAIL, SUSTIANED " THIGH PW"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
PT FELL ON A NAIL LAST NIGHT DX PUNCTURE RT LATERNAL THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Basketball
LANDED ON SCREW ON BASKETBALL HOOP FRAME. ACUTE LAC LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT GRANDPA'S HOUSE HELPING BREAK WOOD & GOT A NAIL STUCK IN LEG ABOVE HIS RT. KNEE. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT. LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC TO L LEG ABOVE KNEE, CUT ON NAIL DX: 1" LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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