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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 427
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT USING A PNEUMATIC STAPLE GUN AND SHOT SELF IN KNEE PT AT HOME PT LE FT AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LT KNEE FB-AT HOME-NAILGUN SHOT 16 PENNY NAIL INTO KNEE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN DX. FB KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| HIT SELF WITH NAIL GUN DX. KNEE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 43W/M WAS USING A NAILGUN WHEN HE SHOT A NAIL INTO HIS RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT WAS SHOT IN R KNEE WITH NAIL GUN, SUFFERED PUNCTURE WOUND. % |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| HIT ON KNEE WITH NAIL GUN-PUNCTURE WOUND KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PUNCTURE TO KNEE WITH NAIL GUNDX: PUNCTURE WOUND L KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN DX. PW KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| USING NAILGUN HIT KNEE PUNCTURE WOUND RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| NAIL GUN ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGED NAIL INTO KNEE. DX: KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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