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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,680
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT SELF IN THE FINGER WITHG A BB GUN AT HOME - ACCIDENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| CUT FINGER ON A METAL WHILE PLAYING PAINT BALL " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BARREL AND STOCK END OF PELLET RIFLE AVULSION, TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2006 | Age: 7 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 |
| SHOT WITH PELLET GUN PELLET STUCK IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT BY SON WITH BB GUN CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 16 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 |
| ACC WHILE CLEANING THE BBGUN, SHOT SELF IN THE FINGER " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2006 | Age: 18 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, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT WITH BB GUN FRIDAY BY FRIEND DX - BB INJURY TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH BB GUN. PUMPED X1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2006 | Age: 15 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: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT CLEANING BB GUN AND SPRING WACKED PT IN THE FINGER DX: NON DISPLACED FX OF DISTAL PHALANX OF R INDEX FINGER W/ LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT SHOT HIMSSELF IN THE FINGER 3 WEEKS AGO STILL HAS BB IN THUMB DX// FB LEFT THUMB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF ON FINGER WITH BB GUN DX: LEFT MIDDLE FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND-FRIEND ACCIDENTLY SHOT PT W/A BB GUN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN THE FINGER WITH A BB GUN. DX FINGER FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT FINGER WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PATIETN CO TRAUMATIC FINGER PAIN, SHOT IN THUMB ACCIDENTALLY WITH BB GUN, HAD THUMB AT END OF GUN 4 Y/O COUSIN PULLED TRIGGER. DX FB. FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2006 | Age: 85 years | 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 |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS CLEANING BB GUN AND LACERATED FINGE R. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2006 | Age: 30 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, BBs or pellets |
| FOREIGN BODY FINGER - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH BB IN LEFT RING FINGER - PT THOUGHT GUN WAS EMPTY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2006 | Age: 25 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: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACC SHOT SLEF INTO FINGER C PAINTBALL GUN " FINGER INJ" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN; FINGER CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT SHOT IN FINGER WITH BB GUN AT FRIEND'S HOUSE YESTERDAY, GRANDMA NOTICED ERYTHEMA TODAY; ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN THE FINGER WITH A BB GUN. FINGER PUN. BB IS NOT STILL IN FINGER. DX FINGER PUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN THE HAND AND FINGER WITH A BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| PT THOUGHT BB GUN WAS EMPTY AND SHOT BB INTO 4TH FINGER WHILE IN DESERT . D:FOREIGN BODY, FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT STUCK FINGERS INSIDE OF BB GUN, CLEAN AMPUTATION TIP OF FINGER, DIST AL 1/3 OF FINGER @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | Age: 21 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 |
| FB L 2ND FINGER, PT SUST INJURY W/A BB GUN AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING,PELLET EMBEDDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2006 | Age: 12 years | 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 |
| PT. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT W/BB GUN TO FINGERTIP WHILE LOADING IT. DX. LAC F INGERTIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 17 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, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT SELF IN FINGER W/ BB GUN AT HOME DX: FB- |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| FB L 4TH FINGER; THOUGHT GUN WAS EMPTY, PLAYING WITH FRIEND @ HOME,SHO T SELF IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN THE FINGER WITH A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN BARREL OF PELLET GUN WHILE COCKING GUN LACERATION LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FRACTURE FINGER - 13 YOM CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB IN THE BOLT ACTION OF A PAI NT BALL GUN, HAD TO BE DISMANTLED IN ORDER TO REMOVE THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN / BB IS IN FINGER DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2006 | Age: 14 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, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT IN FINGER BY BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| GOT PELLET STUCK IN RT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE PLAYING WITH PELLET GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PATIETN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN FINGER WITH BB GUN, BB IMBEDDED IN FINGER DX-FOREIGN BODY FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| SUPERFICIAL LAC R 5TH FING/15YOM WAS STRUCK IN R 5TH FING WITH PAINTBAL L WHILE AT A FRIENDS HOUSE. C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 43 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: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF TO RIGHT THUMB WITH BB GUN DX: OPEN FX RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 11 years | 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 |
| FINGER LACERATION, CUT WITH PELLET GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2006 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT SHOT FINGER. PT SHOT FINGER WITH PELLET GUN. DX FRACT FINGER OPEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT A BB INTO HIS FINGER WITH HIS BB GUN/ FOREIGN BODY T O FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2006 | Age: 39 years | 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 |
| PATIENT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN BB GUN DX: LACERATION LT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS TAKING A BB GUN AWAY FROM HER SON WHEN BB GUN WENT OFF AND BB PE NETRATED FINGER. D: PENETRATING FINGER INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2006 | Age: 36 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT TRYING TO FIX BROKEN PELLET GUN AND IT WENT OFF IMBEDDING PELLET IN L THUMB |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/09/2006 | Age: 12 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| DROPPED AIR GUN ONTO FINGER" AVULSION/LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | Age: 18 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOOTING BB GUN, THINKS BB WENT INTO THUMB DX: BB FB L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 29 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: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACC SHOT SELF INTO THE FINGER CLEANING THE PAINT GUN " FINGER PW" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/02/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| BB GUN TO INDEX FINGER ON 1/27/06. NO OTHER DETAILS. PT LEFT PRIOR TO M EDICAL SCREENING. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/19/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| FINGER HAS BB IN IT, SHOT 4 WEEKS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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