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Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Upper Trunk

 

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 68
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/17/2003Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Beds or bedframes
FELL AGINST HER HOSPITAL BED AT HOME WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON A NAIL BARE- FOOTED. C/O PAIN TO RT RIBS. CONTUSION TO RT RIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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