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Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - Year 2004 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 284
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 11/28/2004Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
25 YR OLD MALE SHOT NAIL INTO KNEEKNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2004Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
USING NAIL GUN TO BUILD DECK AT HOME, ACCIDENTLY TRIGGERED GUN, NAIL WE NT INTO KNEE. DX: FB KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2004Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
49 YR OLD MALE SHOT NAIL INTO KNEE FOREIGN BODY NAIL THROUGH KNEE SOFT TISSUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2004Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SHOT SELF WITH NEIL GUN, FX TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/10/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
PLAYING WITH NAIL GUN SHE THOUGHT WAS NOT PLUGGED IN AND WAS, SHE STAPL ED HER KNEE ADMITTED TO SURGERY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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