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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 287
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 24 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO LEG. PT HAD NAIL FROM NAIL GUN SHOT INTO LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| USING NAIL GUN IN GARAGE AT HOME WHEN ACCID SHOT NAIL INTO R LOWER LEG DX NAIL R TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SHOT SELF IN LEG WITH NAIL GUN DX: OPEN FX RT TIBIA WITH FB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/13/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| FOREIGN BODY LOWER LEG WITH NAIL FROM NAILGUN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 19 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO LEG. PT SHOT SELF IN THE LEG W/NAIL GUN @ HOME. NAIL STILL IN LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| 40 YO F WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH NAILGUN TO L CALF. DX PUNCTURE WOUND LLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT SHIN REMOVED: HIT IN SHIN WITH NAIL GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS SHOT IN LEG W/NAIL GUN. DX: PW X 2 L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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