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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 376
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY LT THIGH. USING NAIL GUN & SHOT LT THIGH W/ THIN NAIL, EMBEDDED INTO MUSCLE. PUNCTURE WOUND LT THIGH@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LAC (R) THIGH, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A RUSTY NAIL AT HOME, C/O PAIN & BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT STATES HE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT A NAIL INTO HIS THIGH WHILE USING A NAIL GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE WOUND L INNER LEG AT KNEE/ THIGH LEVEL. CUT BY RUSTY NAIL WHI LE TAKING APART STEPS.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Benches |
| SAT ON A TACK ON A PARK BENCH AND PUNCTURED THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 67 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: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| # 67YOM RT THIGH LAC/ CUT BY NAIL IN BOARD DX-LAC RT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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