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Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 16-25 years old - Year 2007 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 602
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Date: 10/15/2007Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
CLEANING BB GUN AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB LODGED IN FI NGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2007Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
L 3RD FINGER SHOT BY BB GUN HIMSELF DX; FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2007Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT BY BROTHER WITH BB GUN TO FINGER DX FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2007Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
WAS INJURED ON A PELLET GUN; WENT TO COCK THE MECHANISM AND CAUGHT FING ER. LACERATION, RIGHT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2007Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT IN LEFT THUMB BY BB GUN FOREIGN BODY, BB SHOT LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2007Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT WAS WALKING OUT OF HOUSE & SOME KID WAS PLAYING WITH BB GUN & ACCIDENTALLY SHOT PT IN FINGER, DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2007Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT IN FINGER WITH AIR RIFLE PUNCTURE RT INDEX UNINTENTIONAL OT STA TED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2007Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
22 Y/O M CUT R THUMB ON FRIENDS PELLET GUN AT HOME. DX; R THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2007Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF W/BB GUN L 2ND DIGIT. DX. PW/FB BB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2007Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PATIENT SHOT WITH AIR BB GUN IN LEFT THUMB AT HOME. FOREIGN BODY TO LEF T THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2007Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
19 YOM SHOT SELF RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH BB GUN, HAD BEEN TOLD GUN WAS UNLOADED, HAS A BB EMBEDDED IN FINGERTIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2007Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT INJURED THUMB WHILE USING A BB GUN DX: FRACTURE RIGHT DISTAL METACARPAL AND 1ST PHALYNX RIGHT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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