Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 6-15 years old - Year 2007 - Hand

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Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
TRIPPED AND FELL ON A NAIL. DX HAND ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT HAND ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
PUSHED INTO A WALL C NAIL STICKING OUT OF IT CUTTING HAND WHILE BEING D ISMISSED OUT OF SCHOOL >> LAC
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/18/2007	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL ONTO NAIL WHICH IS NOW IMPALED IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT PUNCTURE WOUND FROM NAIL IN HAND FROM HOME TODAY DX// PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
12YOM FELL INJURING LT HAND ON A NAIL. DX - FOREIGN BODY, LT HAND NAIL PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
C/O PT STATES FELL AND HAND HIT A NAIL DX RT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Tables
PT HIT HAND ON BOLT ON TABLE AT SCHOOL TODAY DX// RIGHT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
12 YOM CAUGHT HAND ON SCREW LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL ONTO SCREW, DX; PUNCTURE WOUND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HAND PUNCTURE WOUND-INJURED ON NAIL-@ FRIEND'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT CUT HAND ON A METAL SCREW. DX-LACERATION RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
GOT NAIL STUCK IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT HAND ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT HAND ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT HAND ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Decorative yard equipment
CUT (L) HAND ON NAIL STICKING OUT OF MAILBOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT A NAIL FROM NAIL GUN INTO HAND AT HOME DX; REMOVAL METAL FOREIGN BODY LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SCRAPED RIGHT HAND ON A RUSTY NAIL. D: LACERATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC TO L HAND, CUT ON NAIL AT HOME DX; HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURED HAND ON A ROOFING NAIL, NOW C SWELLING&REDNESS " PW/CELLULITIS'
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Chairs
LAC TO HAND WHEN STRUCK ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF THE CHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL TO HAND WHILE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IN GARAGE AT HOME DX: PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RUNNING, FELL ONTO RUSTY NAIL " HAND PW''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT HAND WITH NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HAND PUNCTURE WOUND-INJURED ON RUSTY NAIL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PICKING UP A PIECE OF WOOD AND STUCK WITH A NAIL. DX CELLULITIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT CUT HAND ON RUSTY NAIL WHEN THROWING BOARDS; HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUND HAND FALLING ONTO A RUSTY NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT GOT A NAIL IN HAND. DX: PW L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURED PALMS OF BOTH HANDS W/NAIL YESTERDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT HAND ON TACK STRIP/ LAC RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT HAND ON NAIL. DX PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT AT HOME STUCK IN HAND WITH A NAIL / DX R HAND PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY CUT HAND ON A NAIL DX LT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT HAND AFTER FALLING AND LANDING ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC HAND ON RUSTY NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT HAND ON TACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SCRAPED RT HAND ON A NAIL, 2 DAYS AGO, AT AUNT'S HOUSE- STILL HAS PAIN. DX: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS "PLAYING IN A FORT" WHEN HER LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT ON A NAIL SUST AINING A LACERATION TO PALM OF HAND NEAR THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Fences or fence posts
PT WAS SKATEBOARDING AND STOPPED BY HOLDING ONTO A FENCE - STABBED SELF WITH A NAIL THAT WAS STICKING OUT. D: PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CELLULITIS LT HAND: IN OWN YARD, PICKED UP PIECE OF WOOD, HAD NAIL, WENT INTO LT HAND, HAND RED, SWOLLEN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/30/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL AND HAND LANDED ON NAIL SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PLAYING IN CLUBHOUSE RUBBED AGAINST NAIL DX: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO R) PALM OF HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL AND LANDED ON NAIL, ARRIVES W/BOARD UNDER ARM/HAND W/NAIL, FB HAND REMOVED NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
HAND LAC-CUT HAND ON NAIL IN A WALL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT HAND ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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