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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,659
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 55YOM-HAND INJURY-HAND SHOT W/ 40# OF PRESSURE WHILE CLEANING HIS PAINT GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 12 YOM WAS COCKING A PELLET GUN AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 9YOF WITH LAC TO HAND FROM BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 30 YOM HAD BB GUN DISCHARGE INTO HAND. DX: BB GSW L HAND W/RETAINED FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2010 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 16YOM, PLAYING WITH BB GUN&ACC SHOT SELF INTO HAND >>PW/RETAINED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 15 YOM ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HAND WITH A BB GUN/ FOREIGN BODY TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 18YOM USING AN AIR GUN, DISCHARGED IT INTO LEFT HAND - FOREIGN BODY REMOVED BY SURGEON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| A 52 YOM WAS "DARED TO SHOT SELF" WITH PELLET GUN WHILE DRINKING ETOH, CO POWERED WITH NUZZLE AGAINST HAND, GSW TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 28YOM-GSW TO HAND FB-SHOT W/A BB GUN-NO DETAILS AVAILABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 12 YOM SHOT R HAND W/BB GUN, BB STILL IN R HAND DX: FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 21 YOM, SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN, PUNCTURE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 37YOM WAS SHOT WITH BB GUN IN LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 12YOHM PT STATES HE WAS MESSING AROUND W/HIS BB GUN AT HOME TODAY AND ACCIDENTALLY HOT SELF IN L HAND. DX. BB IN L HAND. (FB L HAND.) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 33 YOM, SHOT WITH PAINTBALL GUN, CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 21YOM PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND PLAYING WITH BB GUN ACCIDENTIALLY WENT OFF 2 PELLETS IN HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| A 19 YOM GOT SHOT IN THE HAND WITH A BB GUN WITH BB'S. DX: METALLIC FOREIGN BODY (BB) IN LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 16 YOM WAS ACCID SHOT W/BB WHILE MOVING BB GUN. DX: L THIRD METACARPAL FX, FB, 6.5 CM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 33YOF WAS SHOT IN HAND WITH BB GUN DX: HAND INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 25YOM SHOT SELF IN PALM WITH PAINTBALL GUN DX: LT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT BY BB GUN AT HOME. FOREIGN BODY LEFT HAND 40 YOF* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2010 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 19YOM, REPORTS ACC GOT SHOT IN THE HAND WITH BB GUN >>HAND RETAINED FB/PELLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 13 YR M SHOT BY STRANGER WITH BB GUN WHILE WALKING HOME;DX GSW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2010 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 20YOM SHOT SELF BY ACCIDENT WITH A BB GUN, FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 18 YOM ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HAND WITH BB GUN, PELLET STILL IN HAND. DX-FOREIGN BODY HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 42 YOM ACCID SHOT SELF W/PELLET GUN. DX: FB R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 35YOM WITH B.B. IN HAND DX: PUNC TO HAND LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/05/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| HAND FB--15YOM-SHOT SELF W/A PELLET GUN-PELLET IN HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| HAND PW W/ FB-13YOF-SHOT SELF IN HAND W/A BB GUN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 14 YOM WAS ACCIDENTLLY IN HAND WITH BB GUN. DX-GSW WITH FOREIGN BODY HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 11 YO NAM SHOT TO HAND WITH BB GUN AT HOME PUNCTURE WOUND LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 8 YR M SHOT WITH BB GUN;DX CONTUSED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Basketball |
| 18 YO M WITH SORE HAND FROM FB OF BB GUN PELLET LEFT IN HAND, HE NOTICE D PAIN TO HAND PLAYING BASKETBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 13 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT HAND, BB. WITH REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2010 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 18YOM, REPORTED TO MOM THAT WAS SHOT WITH BB GUN INTO HAND A WK AGO, MO M BROUGHT HIM IN FOR EVAL>>RETAINED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2010 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 12YOM, REPORTS LT HAND GOT CAUGHT INTO BB GUN,?MECH >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 27YOM WAS SHOT IN RT HAND WITH A BB GUN AT HOME, BB LODGED IN LATERAL ASPECT OF TOP OF HAND. DX - FOREIGN BODY-RT HAND, REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 18 YOM, PLAYING AROUND W/ BB GUN, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE DX: PUNCTURE W OUND & FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 14 YOM SHOT SELF W/BB GUN R HAND DX: FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| HAND FB-15YOM-GOT ACCIDENTLY SHOT W/ AN *** BB GUN BY BROTHER-@ HOME ME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 33 YOM WAS SHOT IN LEFT HAND ACCIDENTALLY WITH BB GUN PLAYING WITH SON BB GUN WENT OFF PELLET WENT INTO HAND. DX-FOREIGN BODY HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN HAND WITH PELLET GUN FOREIGN BODY HAND 17YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 18 YEAR OLD MALE ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN, THEN HAD SYN COPE EPISODE AND HIT JAW. DX; FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT HAND, PAIN TO JAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 11YOM WAS SHOOTING HIS NEW BB GUN AT HOME WHEN BB RICOCHETED INTO L HAN D DX REMOVAL FB L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 16YOM ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HAND WITH A BB GUN, LAST NIGHT, PUNCTURE WOUND. DX; RETAINED FB IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PALMAR BURN-10YOM-TRYING TO OPEN CO2 CHAMBER OF PAINTBALL GUN-IT LEAKED ON HIS HAND-HAD CHEMICAL BURN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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