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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,384
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65 YOM PT SHOT SELF IN L INDEX FINGER WITH C02 PELLET GUN. GSW L INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT DX OPEN WOUND OF FINGER (S) ,WITHOUT MENTION OF COMPLICATION - 17 YR OLD BLACK MALE SHOT WITH BB GUN YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 8 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, BBs or pellets |
| COUSIN SHOT HIM IN MIDDLE FINGER WITH BB GUN, DID NOT KNOW IT WAS LOADE D;DX FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 13 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, BBs or pellets |
| LEFT 5TH FINGER LAC.PT WAS USING A BB GUN AND IT RICHOCHETED AND HIT FI NGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2009 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 YO M FELL AND LANDED WITH PAINT BALL GUN ON SUNDAY. INJURED FINGER. DX:AVULSION FX, FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 19 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 WITH A BB GUN, BB REMOVED FROM LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 22 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, BBs or pellets |
| PT ACCID SHOT FINGER W/BB GUN. DX: L RING FINGER FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2009 | 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 |
| SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH BB GUN;DX FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 17 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 |
| GOT SHOT IN RT INDEX FINGER, YEST., WITH A BB GUN. HE WAS HOLDING THE GUN IN LT HAND, & NEPHEW ACCIDENTALLY PULLED THE TRIGGER. DX; FB, PUNC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 35 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 |
| PT WAS TEST FIRING HIS BB GUN AND ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIS FINGER/ FOREIGN B ODY TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | 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 |
| LOADING BB GUN DROPPED IT ON THE GROUND SAFETY WENT OFF DISCHARGED IT IN LEFT INDEX FINGER. DX-FOREIGN BODY FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | 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, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT THUMB WITH BB GUN. DX FOREIGN BODY IN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 29 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 |
| 29YO WHITE MALE TRIED GETTING AIR RIFLE TO WORK THE PISTON SMASHED LFIN GERS AT HOME,DX ACUTE OPEN DISTAL TUFT FX ON L INDEX & RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | 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 WAS SHOOTING A BB GUN & A BB WENT INTO FINGER AT HOME DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT SHOT SELF WITH A BB GUN IN THE FINGER - PW TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 15 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 WAS COCKING A BB GUN WHEN IT SNAPPED BACKA ND HIT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER DX; FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 27 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 |
| PT SHOT IN FINGER WITH BB GUN AT HOME, BB IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 24 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 |
| 24 YO F FOREIGN BODY TO FINGER GOT SHOT WITH BB GUN 2 WEEKS AGO* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 38Y/O,M,PLUNGER OF AIR GUN PUNCTURED FINGERTIP, ACUTE PUNCTURE WOUND TO R INDEX FINGERTIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT FINGER WITH BB GUN FRACTURE TUFT PHALANX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | Age: 8 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 GOT FINGERS CAUGHT IN PELLET GUN AT HOME CONTUSION LT MIDDLE, RING, SMALL FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | 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 |
| PT SHOT SELF IN THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED FB FIN GER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 20 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH A BB GUN. DX FINGER PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 10 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 |
| 10 YOM WAS SHOT WITH BEBE GUN ON LEFT FINGER FRACTURE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS AT HOME PLAYING WITH AN AIR RIFLE THAT BENDS IN 1/2 OF LT THUMB CAUGHT IN BEND CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH BB GUN AT HOME, COCKED GUN AND SLIPPED, CAUGHT 4TH FINGERTIP, PULLED FINGER FREE,BONE EXPOSED; FINGERTIP AMPUTATION, FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SMASHED FINGER PLAYING ON A PAINTBALL MACHINE IN THE FIELD INJURY RIGHT SECOND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 35 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 |
| SHOT SELF IN LT 4TH FINGER @ BASE OF PP BY ACCIDENT W/BB GUN-DROPPED GU N/CAUGHT IT, IT WENT OFF. DX: BB GUN SHOT TO LT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2009 | Age: 16 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 |
| PT SHOT SELF ACCIDENTLY WITH A BB IN LEFT FINGER TIP, PUNCTURE TO LEFT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2009 | 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, BBs or pellets |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THUMB BY A BB GUN. PRESENTED TO ED WITH BB EMBE DDED IN THUMB. DX. FB THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 8 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, BBs or pellets |
| CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN SHOT WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2009 | 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 |
| 16 Y/O M FX L THUMB COCKING BB GUN & CLOSING IT ON L THUMB DX: FX L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 11 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, BBs or pellets |
| 11 Y/O CAUGHT FINGER IN PELLET GUN TRYING TO LOAD PELLETS IN GUN. DX-FX. RIGHT THUMB, LAC NAILBED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 20 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF INTO FINGER WITH BB GUN, NOW WITH RETAINED PELLE T INTO FINGER>>FOREING BODY REMVOAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2009 | Age: 13 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 WAS SHOOTING A BB GUN FOR TARGET PRACT WHEN A BB RICOCHETED AND STRU CK PT IN R 2ND FINGER. BB LODGED IN FINGER. DX FB R 2ND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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