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Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 311
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:30
26-50 years old:280

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/24/2002Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
47-YOM SHOT A NAIL (FOREIGN BODY) INTO HIS LOWER LEG FROM A NAIL GUN A T HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2002Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PW LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY.PT WAS USING A NAIL GUN AND IT HAD A NAIL GO IN TO LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2002Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
26 YOM C/O BEING SHOT IN THE L. LEG W/ A NAIL GUNDX: FOREIGN BODY TO L. LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2002Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
/28YOM AT HOME BUILDING RABBIT CAGE/HIT LEG WITH NAILGUNDX/L LEG PUNCTU RE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2002Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
FB LEFT LEG. PT SHOT LEG WITH A NAIL GUN AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2002Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SHOT SELF W/A NAIL GUN; PW LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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