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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 312
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PUNCTURE LEG- NAIL GUN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT RECEIVED PUNCTURE WOUND TO TH IGH WHEN ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH A NAIL GUN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FB LEFT THIGH-REMOVED.PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH A NAIL WHILE USING A NAIL GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO FEMUR AFTER WALKING WITH NAIL GUN WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL AND NAIL WAS SHOT INTO HIS LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LT THIGH WITH A NAILGUN WHILE WORKING AT HOME. DX: FB LT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 25YOM WAS USING A NAIL GUN,SHOT A NAIL INTO UPPER LEG; FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL,LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| NAIL GUN INJECTED NAIL INTO RIGHT UPPER LEG FOREIGN BODY RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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