Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 6-15 years old - Year 2006 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,183
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Date: 12/30/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL TO LEG DX: PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials
PT CUT LOWER LEG ON A NAIL THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF A BOARD IN HER KITC HEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT LOWER LEG ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURED LOWER LEG WITH NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT HIS LEG ON A SCREW AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Bicycles or accessories
PT CAUGHT LEG ON BOLT WHILE RIDING BIKE. DX: R LEG LAC 7 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT LACERATED LEG ON A SCREW OF A DECK. DX: 8 CM. LACERATION TO THE RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL AGAINST A NAIL WHILE "BUILDING A FORT", LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE AND STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINST A SHARP SCREW SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Wooden containers
PATIENT CAUGHT LEG ON WICKER BASKET HELD TOGETHER BY NAILS AT HOME; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL ONTO A NAIL AND LAC LOWER LEG.DXLOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHIN LAC-CUT ON SCREW HEAD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Basketball
8 CM LACERATION ,CUT ON BASKETBALL GOAL WITH NAIL IN IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Fences or fence posts
PT HIT LEG AGAINST A BOLT ON THE GATE AT GRANDMA'S APARTMENT COMPLEX. D: LACERATION LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT LEG ON POINT OF NAIL DX: PUNC TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCRAPED AGAINST EXPOSED NAIL/LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL ONTO RUSTY NAIL AT PLAYGROUND DX: LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Slides or sliding boards
PT WAS CUT BY BOLT WHILE SLIDING ON SLIDE. DX: 7 CM L LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
9 YO FEMALE FELL ON A TACK RIGHT LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC R LOWER LEG ON PROTUDING NAIL AT HOME DX 5 CM LAC R LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL ON PIECE OF WOOD WITH NAIL STICKING OUT LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT HIT LEG ON A BOLT AT HOME; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON A SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT LOWER LEG ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STEPS AND LEG WENT INTO NAIL. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURED LOWER LEG WITH NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT LOWER LEG ON BOLT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials
CALF LAC-CUT ON A NAIL ON A BOARD-@ A PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
8YOM LEG LAC ON SCREW LAC L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT PLAYING AND CAUGHT R LOWER LEG ON METAL BOLT, V-SHAPED LAC TO SHIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/04/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCRATCHED LEG ON A RUSTY NAIL IN STREET DX: L LOWER LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT LOWER LEG WITH NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT LOWER LEG ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LOWER LEG LACERATED, FELL AND CUT LEG ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LOWER LEG LACERATION, CUT ON A NAIL
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/27/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Basketball
PT CUT LEG ON A SCREW THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF THE BASKETBALL GOAL POLE . D: LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
RUNNING AND FELL, SLIPPED ON NAIL IN PORCH INJURING LOWER LEG. DX; LACERATION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Basketball
LAC R LOWER LEG; CAUGHT ON BOLT @ COURT WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL ONTO A NAIL AND INJURED LOWER LEG.D XLOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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