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Accidents - Nail guns or stud drivers - 50+ years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,066
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:638Hand:310
Internal:68Wrist:33
Eyeball:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/05/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
52 Y.O. B MALE W/PW TO FINGER. PT SHOT SELF IN FINGER W/NAIL GUN WHILE PUTTING A NAIL INTO A PIECE OF WOOD. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
DX: PATIENT IMPALED FINGER WITH NAIL GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SHOT WITH NAIL FROM NAILGUN; PW HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
USING A NAIL GUN FOREIGN BODY IN 3 FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2003Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, House repair or construction materials
62 YOWM NAILING ROOF W/ NAIL GUN WHEN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT NAIL THROUGH FI NGER. DX. FB R INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN DX. PW WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2003Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
70 YOM USING NAIL GUN GOT NAIL IN HAND FB REMOVAL HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SHOT SELF IN RT MIDDLE FINGER WITH NAIL GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2003Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LT HAND FB-NAILGUN SHOT A NAIL INTO HAND-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS USING A NAIL GUN AT HOME BUILDING A CLOSET. DX-NAIL GUN INJURY AND FOREIGN BODY LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, JOINT INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2003Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RT INDEX FINGER LAC-@ HOME-NAILGUN SHOT NAIL INTO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN DX. FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE L 2ND FINGER; SHOT SELF WITH NAILGUN @ HOME, NAIL REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2003Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
FIXING STAPLE GUN FB THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SWALLOWED STAPLE FROM STAPLE GUN METALLIC FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2003Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS HELPING A FRIEND, DROVE A NAIL INTO HIS WRIST WITH A NAILGUN. DX-NAILGUN INJURY LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/2003Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
STATES HE SHOT A NAILGUN THROUHG FINGER DX RT FINGER PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
EYE INJURY. PT WAS USING A NAIL GUN AND A NAIL CAME OFF AND SPRUCG OVE R PT'S NOSE INTO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
51 YO M SHOT R FINGER WITH NAILGUN. DX R THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2003Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
DX RIGHT FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND: USING NAIL GUN AT HOME, INJURED FINGER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
USING AIR GUN TO DO NAILING,GOT NAIL PUNCTURED INTO HAND,PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
59YOM AT HOME BIT BY NEIGHBOR DOG WHILE USING AIR GUN NAILER WENT INTO FINGER DX/ R 3RD FINGER INJ DUE TO NAIL FROM AIRGUN/DOG BITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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