Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 320
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	75
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	88
Year 2002:	67
Year 2008:	71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/22/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL GUN INJECTED NAIL INTO RIGHT UPPER LEG FOREIGN BODY RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT AT FRIEND'S HOUSE USING A PORTER-CABLE NAIL GUN AND GOT NAIL IN LEFT UPPER LEG DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2000	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1998	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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