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Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - Year 2002 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 369
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:300
26-50 years old:68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/26/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
HIT WITH BB WHEN AIMED AND HIT SHOTGUN SHELL THAT EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS SHOT IN THE UPPER ARM WITH A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
TAKING OUT TRASH AND MAN SHOT WITH BB GUN FROM A DISTANCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN ACCIDENTLY, FOREIGN BODY R ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PATIENT SHOT BB GUN AND BB HIT SOMETHING AND BOUNCED BACK HITTING ARM.H E PULLED BB OUT. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
12 Y/O W/M SUSTAINED LACERATION TO UPPER ARM WHEN STOCK OF GUN HIT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
14 YOM SHOT WITH BB GUN.DX: GSW/FOREIGN BODY TO UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT W/BB GUN IN L UPPER ARM BY BROTHER FROM 10 FEET, 30 MINS PTA. DX. FB LUE. BB IN ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2002Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
GUNSHOT LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY - HIT GUN HAMMER ON TREE AND SHOT SEL F IN ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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