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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 851
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | 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 |
| PT WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND FELT SOMETHING HIT HIS HANDDX: BB PE LLET REMOVED; LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS RT HAND ON THE COCKING MECHANISM O F A BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2003 | 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 |
| DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT HAND: CO2 POWERED BB GUN, UNLOADED, DROPPED GUN AND BLAST OF CO2 HIT PT'S HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | 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 |
| CLEANING HIS BB GUN AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN PALM PUNCTURING IT AN D LEAVING BB IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT WAS TRYING TO USE PELLET GUN BUT GUN WOULD NOT FIRE-PUT LT HAND OVER BARREL AND TRIED TO FIRE WHEN GUN FIRED BB INTO LT HAND; FB LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT SHOT SELF IN LT HAND WITH BB GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| GSW TO HAND-ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN PALM W/ BB GUN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 21 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, BBs or pellets |
| PT TESTED BB GUN TO HAND W/BB HITTING HAND. DX: FB/CONT R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | 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-HAD HAND OVER THE BARRELL OF PELLET GUN WHEN IT FIRED-DETAILS UNCLEAR-ETOH INVOLVED-IN THE STREET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 18 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 |
| F.B LEFT PALM. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH PELLET GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 21 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| DX CONTUSION LEFT HAND: HIT IN HAND WITH PAINTBALL FROM PAINTBALL GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| THOUGHT BB GUN WAS LOCKED, IT WAS NOT & WENT OFF SHOT SELF IN HAND STABLE; REMOVED PELLET BULLET FROM L HAND (FB) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 16 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 |
| PT ACCID SHOT HAND W/PELLET GUN. DX: FB R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | 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, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS SHOT IN HAND W/BB YESTERDAY. DX: FB R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | 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, BBs or pellets |
| WHILE TESTING BB GUN, PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB GUN INJURY TO L HAND AT HOME. DX. L HAND FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | 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 |
| BB STUCK IN HAND - FOREIGN BODY REMOVED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN 2 DAYS AGO. UNSURE IF BB IS STILL IN HAND. D: GSW, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 19YOM-PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT PALM-SHOT SELF ACCIDENTLY WITH PELLET GUN-ST ILL HAS PELLET IN HAND-REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 21 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 |
| FB RIGHT HAND. PT SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HAND WITH A BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH STARTER GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 20 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 |
| PUNCTURE (L) HAND, PT STS CHILDREN WERE PLAYING, PT SHOT WITH A BB GUN AT HOME, C/O PAIN & TENDERNESS, BB REMOVED, NORMAL ROM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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