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Nail-Gun Injuries Among Consumers Rise With Sales, U.S. Says
Nail-Gun Injuries Among Consumers Rise With Sales, U.S. Says
By Elizabeth Lopatto April 12 (Bloomberg) -- Nail-gun injuries among U.S. consumers tripled from 1991 to 2005 as the products became more readily available, a report says. In 2005, 13,400 people sought emergency care for harm related to the tools, researcher's said in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The most-common injuries were puncture wounds, with or without the injection of foreign objects such nails into the body, which together accounted for 87 percent of the reported incidents. The nail-gun injuries have extended to homes and garages what formerly was a hazard seen mostly in workplaces, such as construction sites, according to the report, published by the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More at: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...a L.mrOzJLDmQ |
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