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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 295
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN THE LEFT HAND APPROX 1 MONTH AGO BY A BB WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IT OUT, HAS HAD MORE PAIN. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 21 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN THE RIGHT HAND WITH A CO2 POWERED BB GUN BB RETGAINED FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT PLAYING AROUND WITH A BB GUN WITH FRIEND WHEN HE WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE LEFT HAND BB RETAINED FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS UNLOADING A BB GUN LAST NIGHT WHEN SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB. D: BB FOREIGN BODY, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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