Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - Year 2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,464
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	5
6-15 years old:	718
16-25 years old:	189
26-50 years old:	441
50+ years old:	108

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/28/2010	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: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
13 YOM, DROPPED *** BB GUN ON HAND DX: OPEN FINGERTIP FX, CRUSH INJUR Y, LAC NAILBED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
10 YOM SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERATION WHEN FINGER GOT PINCHED IN TRIGGER OF BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
34YO HISP MALE FIXING AIR PELLET RIFLE CUT FINGERS,DX COMPOUND FX DISTAL PHALANX 4TH FINGER,LUE W NAIL MATRIX INVOLVEMENT ACUTE LAC DISTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
29YOM WITH LAC TO FINGER, SHOT SELF WITIH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2010	Age: 20 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: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
20YOM, PLAYING WITH BB GUN THAT THOUGHT IT WAS EMPTY&SHOT SELF INTO FIN GER>>PW/RETAINED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2010	Age: 6 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
6YOM HAD A PELLET GUN COCKED UP AND CAUGHT THUMB IN THE SPRING MECHANIS M LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2010	Age: 31 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
31 YOM ACCID PULLED TRIGGER ON PAINT BALL GUN AND INJECTED FINGER. DX: L FOURTH FINGER HIGH PRESSURE PAINT INJECTION INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/20/2010	Age: 10 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
10 YR OLD SOMEHOW GOT BB IN FINGER OF HAND STILL THERE WITH ABSCESS NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
8 YOM C/O FINGER PAIN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN. DX- GSW FINGER FX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	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
47YOWF PT STATES SHE SHOT A RAT THIS AM W/A PELLET GUN AND PELLET BOUN CED BACK & WENT IN TO L 3RD & 4TH FINGERS. DX. LAC/PW DUE TO BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2010	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: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
15YOM, HIS BB GUN JAMMED&ACC SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH LODGED PELLET IN >>PW/GSW/RETAINED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2010	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 SHOT FINGER W/BB GUN. DX: L FIFTH DIGIT BB REMOVAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2010	Age: 45 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
45YOM PLAYING PAINTBALL AND ACCIDENTRLY SHOT SELF IN THE FINGER PAINT I NJECTED INTO FINGER WITH SWELLING INJECTION INJURY WITH FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/15/2010	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
24YOM HAD AN ACCIDENTAL GUNSHOT WOUND FROM A BB GUN TO LT PALM LT 3RD FINGERNAIL. DX - METALLIC FOREIGN BODY, LT 3RD DIGIT, ACCIDENTAL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 9 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
9 YR M DROPPED BB GUN AND IT WENT OFF;DX FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
10YOM FOREIGN BODY (BB) TO LEFT INDEX FINGER - COMPLAINS OF BEING SHOT WITH BB GUN. BB STILL IN SWOLLEN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
58YOF LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON SPRING WHILE CLEANING A GUN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	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
18 Y/O B/FM GOT BB IN FINGER WHEN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELD WITH BB GUN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2010	Age: 12 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
12 Y/O W/M GOT BB IN FINGER WHEN PUTTING UP BB GUN IT WENT OFF AND SHOT FINGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2010	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
14YOM ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH A BB GUN - 2 PELLETS LODGED IN LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
23 YOM CRUSHED L MIDDLE FINGER IN BB GUN DX: CRUSHING LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/27/2010	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-PT SHOT SELF @ HOME WITH BB GUN IN L INDEX FINGERTIP TONIGHT- "T RIGGER STUCK" DX FB IN L DISTAL INDEX FINGER *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 50 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 FINGER WHEN PUMPING PELLET GUN AND FINGER CAUGHT IN IT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2010	Age: 11 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
11YOM GSW - PT FINGER WAS COVERING TIP OF BB GUN. GUN WAS ACCIDENTLY DI SCHARGED BY FRIEND. DX: FX RT INDEX FINGER WITH RETAINED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/11/2010	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
16 YOM SHOT SELF IN THUMB W/BB GUN 4 DAYS AGO. DX: BB L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2010	Age: 44 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
44 YOF SHOT FINGER W/BB GUN. DX: L INDEX FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2010	Age: 57 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
57YOM SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH A PAINT GUN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2010	Age: 59 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 1ST FINGER FB. 59 YOM SHOT HIMSELF WITH A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 27 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
27 YOM WAS HIT IN FINGER WHEN BB GUN WENT OFF. DX: FB L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2010	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
FB LEFT INDEX FINGER-REMOVED.18YOM WAS USING A BB BUN AND IT WENT OFF A ND BB STUCK IN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2010	Age: 32 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
32 YOM SHOT SELF W/BB GUN. DX: L INDEX LAC, FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
3 CM AVULSION LAC. INDEX FING. PROX. PHALANX: 14YOM CLEANING BB GUN, CAUGHT L INDEX FINGER IN HAMMER, CAUSING AVULSION LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2010	Age: 36 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
FINGER FB-36YOM WAS TRYING TO UNJAM A AIR RIFLE AND IT WENT OFF AND SHOT A BB INTO FINGER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2010	Age: 10 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
10 YR M SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN;DX FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2010	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
14 YOM ACCIDENTALLY SHOT W/BB GUN TO L 4TH FINGER BY BROTHER DX: FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2010	Age: 48 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
48 YOM WAS SHOOTING TARGETS W/BB GUN AND ACCID SHOT FINGER. DX: L INDEX BB GSW W/RETAINED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 15 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
15YOM WAS SHOT IN THE FINGER WITH A BB GUN DX LT FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2010	Age: 43 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
43 YO M STATES HE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN FINGER W/ BB FROM AIR PELLE T GUN. +ETOH. DX:LEAD PELLET IN FINGER, ETOH INTOXICATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2010	Age: 2 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
2 YR M LACERATED AND FRACTURED FINGER ON LEVER OF BB GUN;DX FRACTURED F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2010	Age: 20 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
20YOM SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO FINGER WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT A BB GUN INTO HIS NAIL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
17YOM; PT WAS PLAYING WITH BB GUN AT HOME AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN THE FINGER. D: ACCIDENT CAUSED BY BB GUN, LACERATION OF SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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