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Accidents - BBs or pellets - 16-25 years old - Year 2002 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 381
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/27/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
LEFT INDEX FINGER HAS BB IN IT FROM CO2 PISTOL, NO DETAILS GIVEN ON HOW ACCIDENT OCCURED DX: FOREIGN BODY IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2002Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
INJURY TO LEFT 2ND DIGIT WHILE GETTING A BB OUT OF GUN. DX: LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2002Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT HAND, FOREIGN BODY L HAND 3RD DIGIT BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2002Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINEDI N THE FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
REACHED UP INTO CLOSED AND GRABBED BB GUN BARREL AND IT WENT OFF WITHBB GOING INTO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Metal containers
GSW-PT C/O HIT W/PELLET GUN LT MIDDLE FINGER-WAS HOLDING CAN DX: FB REM OVAL LT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS CLEANING GUN AND IT WENT OFF, AUCTE L 2ND DIGIT FOREIGN BODY BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
EXCISION FOREIGN OBJECT R 5TH DIGIT - BB STRUCK R LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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