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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,092
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Date: 12/21/2007	Age: 11 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, Floors or flooring materials
MOTHER STATES PT CUT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A NAIL IN THE FLOOR AT HOME DX LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO KNEE ON A NAIL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
LAC TO L LEG ON BOLT DX; L KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Floors or flooring materials
CAUGHT KNEE ON NAIL WHILE ROLLING ON FLOOR, LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	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, Fences or fence posts
PT WAS POKED BY NAIL WHILE CLIMBING FENCE. DX: PW R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Floors or flooring materials
PT CRAWLING ON FLOOR AND GOT A TACK STUCK IN KNEE. DX PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
CONTUSED KNEE,FELL ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 12 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
FELL ON CARPET TACK AND CUT KNEE LACERATION KNEE #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	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
CHILD JUMPING ON A WOOD BOARD WITH NAIL IN HIT WHEN FELL AND HIT KNEE. D: KNEE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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, Insect induced injuries
ABRASION TO KNEE WHEN STRUCK A NAIL WHEN FELL FROM A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2007	Age: 8 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
LACERATES KNEE WHEN FELL ON A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	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 ON NAIL YESTERDAY - PUNCTURE TO R KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2007	Age: 13 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

Date: 07/19/2007	Age: 9 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
PT WAS IN BACKYARD TRIPPED FELL HITTING KNEE ONTO NAIL. DX LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 6 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
PATIENT SCRAPED LOWER LEG ON A RUSTY NAIL. DX-LACERATION LEFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	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 R KNEE ON NAIL DX; R KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2007	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
PT FELL AT HOME AND INJURED KNEE ON A NAIL DX// LEFT KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL TO KNEE WHEN KNEALED DOWN DX: CONTUSION TO L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 14 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, Water slides
PT CUT KNEE WHEN ON WATER SLIP AND SLID AT HOME AND HIT A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
PT FELL AT PARK CUT KNEE ON RUSTY NAIL DX// RIGHT KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 11 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 TO KNEE FELL IN GRASS ONTO NAIL DX: KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2007	Age: 11 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
PT CUT KNEE ON A BOLT AT SCHOOL DX: 10 CM LACERATION LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	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 WAS RUNNING IN BACKYARD AND FELL ON A NAIL DX: LT KNEE PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2007	Age: 6 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
PATIENT FELL AND SCRAPED KNEE ON A TACK OR A NAIL AT HOME; KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ABRASION L KNEE, PT FELL DOWN, GOT HURT W/A NAIL IN THE SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT CUT KNEE ON A NAIL; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/08/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT TRIPPED WHEN DANCING HITTING KNEE ON WALL AT HOME, POSSIBLY HIT KNEE ON FLUSH NAIL HEAD IN WALL 1 WEEK AGO, KNEE PAIN; HEALING ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2007	Age: 10 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
PT LAC RT KNEE ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT BACK OF KNEE ON A SCREW RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2007	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCRAPED KNEE ON A METAL BOLT "LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2007	Age: 8 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
8 YOM FELL WHILE PLAYING ON DECK LACERATING LEFT KNEE ON A NAIL THAT WA S STICKING OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 7 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
PT CUT (R) KNEE ON A CARPET TACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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