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Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - Year 2005 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 439
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/24/2005Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT SHOT SELF ACCIDENTALLY WITH A NAIL GUN. DX-FOREIGN BODY RIGHT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT C/O RT WRIST FOREIGN BODY. PT SHOT HIMSELF IN THE ARM WITH NAILGUN. NAIL WAS STILL IN ARM. DX FB RT FOREARM REMOVED COMPLEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2005Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
22 YOM PUNCTURE WOUND FOREARM WHEN HIT WITH NAIL FROM NAIL GUN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2005Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Floors or flooring materials
ACCIDENTLY SHOT WITH NAIL FROM NAILGUN INTO FOREARM WHILE WORKING ON FL OOR AT HOME. PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2005Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE FOREARM - PATIENT REPORTS USING A NAIL GUN AT HOME AND SHOT SE LF - NAIL PULLED OUT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2005Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
23 Y/O W/M RECEIVED PUNCTURE T0 FOREARM WHILE USING NAIL GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2005Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT USING A NAIL GUN AT HOME WHEN HE MISSED AND FIRED NAIL INTO ARM. D:P UNCTURE WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2005Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
50 YO SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN PUNCTURE LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT HIMSELF WITH PNEUMATIC NAILER IN SHOP CLASS AT SCHOOL FOREIGN BODY FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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