Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 16-25 years old - Year 2004 - Hand

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,116
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Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	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
PUNCTURE WOUND RT HAND, PUT HAND IN FRONT OF BB GUN, FRIEND HAD GUN, PUNCTURE WOUND PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2004	Age: 16 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
B-B GUN SHOT IN HIS LEFT HAND HAND F B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2004	Age: 25 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
SHOT IN HAND WITH BB GUN - BB SLUG LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	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
CUT HAND ON PELLET GUN WHILE CLEANING DX. HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
17YOM CAUGHT PALM OF HAND IN COCK OF PELLET GUN WHEN CLEANING IT DX/ROUND LACERATION L PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2004	Age: 21 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
SHOT SELF IN RT HAND W/ BB GUN BY ACCIDENT TODAY. ACUTE BB SHOT RT HAND W/ RETAINED BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2004	Age: 23 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
PT WITH BB GUN SHOT TO LT HAND, SUSTAINED " PUNCTURE WOUND, LT HAND DUE TO BB GUNG"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2004	Age: 20 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
20 YR OLD MALE INJ HAND WHEN BB GUN DISCHARGED FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 23 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, BBs or pellets
CLEANING BB GUN AND DISCHARGED INTO HAND DX: R HAND FOREIGN BODY REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT DOVE PLAYING PAINT BALL AT PAINT BALL COURSE, LANDED AND ROLLED ON HAND, IMMEDIATE PAIN AND SWELLING; HAND FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2004	Age: 22 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, BBs or pellets
WENT INTO COUSIN'S ROOM-SCARED COUSIN FROM HIS SLEEP SHOT HIM W/ BB GUN FOREIGN BODY RETAINED LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	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
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH A BB GUN DX: R HAND F.B. REMOVED / PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2004	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
GSW BY BB GUN TO HAND STABLE STABLE - TRANS TO ADULT MED FACILITY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/24/2004	Age: 23 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 SHOT SELF IN HAND W/BB GUN 1 WK AGO. DX: L HAND BB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2004	Age: 20 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
PT HAD BB STUCK IN HAND AFTER SHOT WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
SHOT W/BB GUN 3 DAYS AGO, SEEN AT CLINIC, STARTED ON ANTIBIOTIC, DX; BB IN R PALM, INFECTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 16 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
PATIENT SHOT HIMSELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN AT FRIEND'S HOUSE YESTERDAY, B B STILL IN HAND; REFERRED TO HAND CLINIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 20 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
PT WAS SHOT IN LT HAND WITH PELLET GUN DX: FB LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2004	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, Ceilings and walls
SHOOTING BOXES W/ BB GUN HIT WALL FB INTO PALM OF L HAND DX FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2004	Age: 21 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
SHOT HIMSLEF IN HAND WITH BB GUN/ FB LT PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2004	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: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
17 YO M SHOT IN HAND W/BB GUN FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2004	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
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT HAND WITH A BB GUN FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		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 OUTSIDE AT THE FIESTA CASINO AND WAS HIT BY A PELLET FROM A BB G UN ON RT HAND DX; FB RT HAND REMOVAL GSW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2004	Age: 20 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 THE HAND WITH A BB GUN DX LT HAND PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2004	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
PT STATES ACCIDENTALLY SHOT LT HAND WITH PELLET FROM PELLET GUN LEFT HA ND FB PELLET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2004	Age: 17 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
HOLDING A BB GUN AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND WENT TO CATCH IT AND SH OT BB INTO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 18 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, BBs or pellets
PT WAS CLEANING GUN ACCIDENTALL SHOT HIS HAND WITH PELLET GUN PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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