Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 492
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	156
Year 1998:	12
Year 1999:	76
Year 2000:	12
Year 2001:	143
Year 2007:	84
Year 2010:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 01/30/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
2 YR M LACERATED AND FRACTURED FINGER ON LEVER OF BB GUN;DX FRACTURED F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT BB GUN FELL ON PTS FINGER AT HOME TODAY WHILE MOTHER WAS TRYING TO T AKE GUN AWAY FROM BABY DX// OPEN FX LEFT SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
CAUGHT FINGER IN SPRING OF OLD UNLOADED BB GUN AMPUTATING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2001	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/1999	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/19/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Scissors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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