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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 889
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| L THUMB SHOT W/BB GUN, MISFIRED WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON IT BB STILL IN THUMB DX: FB AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 19 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 L #5 FINGER WHEN HIS PELLET GUN WENT OFF AND WASNT SUPPOSED TO. HAMMER PINCHED HAND# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| F/B IN FINGER. WHILE PLYAING W BIBI GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WITH PW TO FINGER FROM BB GUN SHOT ACCIDENTALLY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 24 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 |
| PT'S RELATIVE ACCID SHOT HIM W/LEAD PELLET GUN. DX: R THUMB FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT SHOT SELF ACCIDENTALLY IN MIDDLE FINGER, LT HAND W/BB GUN. SKIN BROK EN; BB NOT IN FINGER. DX: BB GUN WOUND,LT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 16Y/O,M,UNLOADING BB GUN, SHOT SELF IN FINGER, BB GUN WOUND AND TUFT FX L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT PINCHED HAND IN METAL AIR GUN RESULTING IN A LAC TO THE LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | 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 |
| PELLET GUN MISFIRED AND PT WAS SHOT WHILE DOING TARGET PRACTICE. DX: R SMALL FINGER LAC, RETAINED FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT SHOT HIMSELF W/BB GUN ABOUT 2 PM. FB R 3RD FINGER. SMALL WOUND TO R HAND 3RD DIGIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 19 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 MIDDLE FINGER FB. PT HAD A BB STUCK IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | 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 |
| PT SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH BB GUN DX: FB INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| LACERATION FROM PELLET GUN OPEN FRACTURE DISTAL PHALYNX INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 21Y/O,M,AIR GUN DROPPED & HIT FINGER, CONTUSION L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| SHOT BB GUN AND BB RICOCHETED INTO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT WAS HIT WITH A BB GUN 2 DAYS AGO IN THE PARK . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT PLAYING WITH PELLET GUN-SMASHED HAND BETWEEN BOLT AND GUN-LEFT THUMB AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | 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 |
| PT SHOT SELF IN THUMB W/BB GUN. DX: R THUMB FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT FINGER WITH A BB GUN DX// FB LEFT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| DX FB L MIDDLE FINGER-REMOVED: SHOT IN PALM OF HAND WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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