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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 155
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT KNELT DOWN ON A TACK SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE WOUNDS L POPLITEAL SPACE - BOARD WITH NAILS HIT BACK OF KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT SUBSTAINED A NAIL TO HIS KNEE WITH A NAIL GUN. WAS BUILDING A PORCH AT HOME. NOT WORK RELATED.PATIENT IS RETIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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