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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,690
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 21 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, BBs or pellets |
| L THUMB SHOT W/BB GUN, MISFIRED WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON IT BB STILL IN THUMB DX: FB AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SPRAIN L #5 FINGER WHEN HIS PELLET GUN WENT OFF AND WASNT SUPPOSED TO. HAMMER PINCHED HAND# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 20 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 |
| F/B IN FINGER. WHILE PLYAING W BIBI GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 46 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 |
| 46YO WHITE MALE WITH BB INTO L INDEX FINGER ACCIDENTAL SELF INFLICTED DX FOREIGN BODY-FINGER(SUPERFICIAL) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH A FRIEND WHEN SHE WAS SHOTIN (R) THUMB AT POIN BLANK RANGE WITH A BB GUN DX- FINGER LAC FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WITH PW TO FINGER FROM BB GUN SHOT ACCIDENTALLY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT A BB GUN INTO FINGER. DX PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 64 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 AIR GUN WENT OFF WHILE CLEANING AND INJURED PTS HAND DX// OPEN FX AND LAC LEFT 2ND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| F'BODY FINGER- SHOT SELF W/ BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15 YOM WAS SHOOTING BB GUN AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT ONE INTO LEFT INDEX FI NGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH BB GUN AT HOME. DX; FRACTURE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 24 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'S RELATIVE ACCID SHOT HIM W/LEAD PELLET GUN. DX: R THUMB FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT SHOT IN RT THUMB BY PELLET GUN WHILE HORSING AROUND W/FRIENDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 17 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 SHOT SELF ACCIDENTALLY IN MIDDLE FINGER, LT HAND W/BB GUN. SKIN BROK EN; BB NOT IN FINGER. DX: BB GUN WOUND,LT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WITH A BB IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 16Y/O,M,UNLOADING BB GUN, SHOT SELF IN FINGER, BB GUN WOUND AND TUFT FX L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | 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 |
| PW LEFT THUMB.PT WAS LOADING A BB GUN AND ACCIDENTLY FIRED BB IN THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 23 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 PINCHED HAND IN METAL AIR GUN RESULTING IN A LAC TO THE LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | 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: Crushing |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS AT HOME COCKING A PELLET GUN CRUSHING LT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 18 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 |
| PELLET GUN MISFIRED AND PT WAS SHOT WHILE DOING TARGET PRACTICE. DX: R SMALL FINGER LAC, RETAINED FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT SHOT HIMSELF W/BB GUN ABOUT 2 PM. FB R 3RD FINGER. SMALL WOUND TO R HAND 3RD DIGIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | 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 |
| 15 YOM ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH BB GUN AND HAS A BB STUCK IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 83 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 |
| PT WAS USING AND AIR PUMP RIFLE, GOT THUMB PINCED BETWON THE COCK-UP AND THE RIFLE CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Tables |
| PT WAS PAINTBALL & PICKED PAINTBALL GUN OFF A PICNIC TABLE & GOT A LARGE SPLINTER UNDER NAIL DX: REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY RIGHT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 11 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 |
| PT SHOT FINGER W/BB GUN. DX: R FOURTH FINGER PW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 19 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 |
| LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FB. PT HAD A BB STUCK IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 13 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, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS LOADING BB GUN AND ACCID SHOT SELF. DX: OPEN FX L INDEX W/METALLIC FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | 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, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT IN FINGER WITH BB GUN ;DX FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 24 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 SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH BB GUN DX: FB INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| LACERATION FROM PELLET GUN OPEN FRACTURE DISTAL PHALYNX INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT ON L RING FINGER BY FRIEND IN PARK BY BB GUN PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 21Y/O,M,AIR GUN DROPPED & HIT FINGER, CONTUSION L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 16 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 BB GUN AND BB RICOCHETED INTO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS HIT WITH A BB GUN 2 DAYS AGO IN THE PARK . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT PLAYING WITH PELLET GUN-SMASHED HAND BETWEEN BOLT AND GUN-LEFT THUMB AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 18 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 SELF IN THUMB W/BB GUN. DX: R THUMB FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 38 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, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT SELF IN THE FINGER WHEN PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | 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 |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN PORTION OF BB GUN CAUSING CIRCULAR LEFT RING FINGER LA CERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| GSW-BB FINGER, PLAYING W/ BB GUN SATURDAY & SHOT IN FINGER, HAD BB IN FINGER & NOT SURE IF IT CAME OUT OR NOT, HAS BB IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 22 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 ACCIDENTALLY SHOT FINGER WITH A BB GUN DX// FB LEFT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 19 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 |
| DX FB L MIDDLE FINGER-REMOVED: SHOT IN PALM OF HAND WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 WAS AT HOME USING AN AIR GUN SHOT HIMSELF CAUSING AN ABRASION TO RT 2ND FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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