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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 274
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/26/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LEG GAVE OUT AND TWISTED, CAUGHT ARM ON NAIL AND HUNG ON IT UNITIL HE COULD RIP IT OFF/ FX RT FEMUR, EXTENSIVE LAC LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/15/2003 | Age: 64 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| P.W. L THIGH/64YOM SUSTAINED P.W. L THIGH 5 HRS AGO ON A RUSTY NAIL IN THE BARN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| P.W. L THIGH/57YOF WHILE AT SISTERS HOUSE, FELL ONTO A RUSTY NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO THIGH FROM NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 52 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 |
| DX LEFT THIGH LACERATION: SCRAPED THIGH ON NAIL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| DX PUNCTURE WOUNDS LEFT THIGH: FELL ON 4X4 WITH NAILS POKING THROUGH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN DX. FB THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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