Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

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Date: 12/24/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Stairs or steps
51 YO M GOIN UP STAIRS INJURED ARM ON NAIL PUNCTURE WOUND ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WHILE AT HOME IN THE HOG BARN, WAS WORKING ON A BOAT MOTOR, BOLT SLIPPED AND CUT RT ARM. LAC TO RT ARM 2CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT LAC LT FOREARM ON A NAIL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION: CUT ARM ON RUSTY NAIL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Doors
ABRASION LT ARM, WOUND LT FOREARM, PTA ON NAIL ON SCREEN DOOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL ON A NAIL, RT FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RT FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND-@ HOME-BREAKING A BOARD & A NAIL HIT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RIGHT ARM ABSCESS. PT INJURED ARMM WHEN BUMPING IT ON A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT ARM ON NAIL; LAC ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Furniture
PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOREARM FROM OLD NAIL WHEN TAKING APART OLD FURNITURE DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RT FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND-FROM RUSTY NAIL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
53 YO MALE CUT FOREARM ON NAIL LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCRAPED LT LOWER ARM ON RUSTY NAIL CAUSING LACERATION; SUPERFICIAL LT LOWER ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT FELL AGAINST SOME PROTRUDING SCREWS AND INJURE D FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX LEFT FOREARM LACERATION: CUT ARM ON SCREWS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
PUNCTURED ON NAIL ON WALL-PUNCTURE WOUND LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST A NAIL,LACERATION TO R LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
83 YOM SCREW JABBED THROUGH ARM DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT. STATES A BOARD WITH A NAIL IN IT FELL ON PT. FOREARM X 1 WEEK AGO. FOREARM IS RED+SWOLLEN WITH A STREAK GOING UP ARM/ DX. ABSCESS/CELLUL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
67YOM CUT HIS FOREARM ON A NAIL DX: LAC R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURED ARM WITH A RUSTY NAIL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Grills
64 YO BM - PUNCTURE TO L ARM - GRILL SLIPED & WENT INTO ARM - SCREW PUN CTURED SURFCE OF L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC TO L FOREARM W/A RUSTY NAIL ABOUT 20 MINS AGO. DX LAC L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATION LT FOREARM, FELL INTO A HOLE AND CUT ARM ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF A BOARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
60 YOF HAND NAIL PUNCTURE ARM CELLULITIS R FOREARM 2NDY TO PUNCTURE WOUND FROM NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT ARM ON A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
60YOF TRYING TO MOVE LOG, CUT ARM ON A NAIL ATTACHED TO LOG DX: LAC R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT L FOREARM ON NAIL, L FOREARM SUPERFICIAL FLAP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM ON A NAIL LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT ON NAIL; LAC ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
DROPPED A NAIL GUN WENT TO CATCH IT & HIT TRIGGER SENDING A NAIL INTO ARM. / DX: PUNCTURE WOUND / RADIAL ARTERY INJURY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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