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Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - Year 2002 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 365
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 11/13/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN WRIST BY A FRIEND WITH A BB GUN. FOREIGN BODY LEFT WRIST. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2002Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PAIN TO ARM HIT WITH PAINT BALL DX: FRACTURE TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2002Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PERSON WAS HIT WITH THE PROJECTILE OUT OF THE PAINT BALL GUN,FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS SHOT BY A PELLET GUN DX: FB LT WRIST REMOVED, LAC REPAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS INJURED WHEN FELL ON A BB GUNDX: LEFT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
BB GSW TO WRIST WHEN SHOT ACCIDENTALLY BY FRIEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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