Accidents - BBs or pellets - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,757
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	316
Year 1998:	104
Year 1999:	152
Year 2000:	173
Year 2001:	290
Year 2002:	488
Year 2003:	384
Year 2004:	575
Year 2005:	710
Year 2006:	569
Year 2007:	263
Year 2008:	295
Year 2009:	334
Year 2010:	98

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/14/2010	Age: 24 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
A 24 YR OLD MALE WITH GUNSHOT TO HAND FROM BB GUN DX FOREIGN BODY IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2010	Age: 22 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
22YOM ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED IN LEFT HAND FB HA ND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: BBs or pellets, Nonelectric razors or shavers
18YOM- PT USED A RAZOR BLADE REMOVE A BB THAT HAS BEEN IN HAND FOR 1 YEAR NOW LACERATION TO TOP SIDE OF HAND. DX LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2009	Age: 18 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT WITH A BB GUN BY FRIEND BB RETAINED IN RIGHT HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 18 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: BBs or pellets
HAND INJURY FROM BB IN HAND. DX-FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 16 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
LEFT HAND INJURY - ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN. D: FOREIGN BOD Y LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AND IT DISCHARGED AND A BBE WENT INTO HAND DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	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
20YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME IN BACKYARD WHEN BB GUN ACCIDENTLY SHOT DX FOREIGN BODY L HAND WITH A BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2009	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
FB L HAND/18YOM SHOT HIMSELF IN L HAND WITH BB GUN. HAS BB IN L HAND. N O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	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 SHOT IN HAND WITH BB GUN. FB HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 16 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT SHOT HIMSELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN AT HOME YESTERDAY, PUNCTURE WO UND TO HAND WITH BB IN MIDPORTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2007	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN THE LEFT HAND WITH A BBN GUN BB RETAINED IN HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 17 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 ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN THE LEFT HAND WITH A BB GUN FB HAND BB RETAI NED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2007	Age: 25 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 WAS LOADING A BB GUN AND SHOT SELF IN THE LEFT HAND BB REATINED IN H AND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	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 HAS FOREIGN BODY (BB) IN PALM OF R HAND,PT REPORTS PULLING TRIGGER ACCIDENTALLY, POLICE NOTIFIED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2007	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 ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HAND WITH A BB GUN HAS BB IN HAND DX// FB LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2007	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT STS WAS SHOT IN R PALM WITH BB GUNS,SMALL RES PUNCTURE WOUND, DX BB IN LEFT PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2007	Age: 21 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT PLAYING WITH A BB GUN THREE DAYS AGO WHEN A FRIEND SHOT HIM IN THE L EFT HAND BB RETAINED FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2006	Age: 20 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: BBs or pellets
BB PELLET IN HAND. DX- FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 20 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
SELF INFLICTED BB GUN WOUND TO HAND LAST NIGHT WHILE DRINKING. DX; FB REMOVAL HAND, BB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2006	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 ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH A CO2 CARTRIDGE BB GUN IN THE LEFT HAND BB RETAINED FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2006	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
SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH PELLET GUN AT HOME. DX: FB REMOVED HAND, GSW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT IN HAND WITH BB GUN DX BB GUN SHOT L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	Age: 21 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 C/O BB IN HAND. PT SHOT HAND WITH BB. DX FB LFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	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
PATIENT SHOT HIMSELF IN PALM OF HAND WITH BB GUN YESTERDAY, BB EMBEDDED IN HAND;FB IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2006	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: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED IN LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 21 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PELLET WOUND LEFT HAND.PT WAS PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AND ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF HER HOME WITH FRIENDS WHEN SHE WAS SHOT WITH A BB PELLET. DX - BB PELLET INJURY LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2006	Age: 21 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
FB LEFT HAND.BB.PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 21 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE LEFT HAND WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED IN HAND F B HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets
HIT BY BUCKSHOT FROM SHOTGUN CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 18 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT IS BEING SEEN AFTER SHOT SELF IN THE HAND WITH BB GUN - BB IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT. STATES GOT SHOT IN L HAND, SHOT W/PELLETS FROM SHOTGUN. DX. CONT L HAND, FB L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	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 SHOOTING A PELLET GUN WHEN IT RICOCHETED OFF HIS TARGET STRIKING IN RIGHT HAND PELLET RETAINED IN HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 25 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
PATIENT SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN, WHEN TRYING TO SEPARATE DOGS FRO M FIGHTING. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO HAND, BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2005	Age: 23 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: BBs or pellets
23 YO SHOT IN HAND W/BB GUN FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 HIMSELF IN THE LEFT HAND WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED I N HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2005	Age: 25 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: BBs or pellets
PELLET STUCK IN HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2005	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
WAS LOADING PELLET GUN WHEN IT WENT OFF IN HAND..PELLET TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2005	Age: 20 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
FOREIGN BODY HAND - 20 YOM WAS PLAYING WITH A BB GUN, THOUGHT THE SAFET Y WAS ON, SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2005	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
ACCIDENTIALLY SHOT HAND WITH BB GUN PUNCTURE BB GUN WOUND HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/20/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT A BB FROM A BB GUN INTO HAND AT A FRIENDS HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 16 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 SHOT SELF INHAND WITH BB FROM A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT AT A FRIENDS HOUSE TWO DAYS AGO ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN THE RIGHT HA ND WITH A BB GUN BB WENT IN HAND NOW IT IS SWELLING AND PAINFUL PW HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	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 PLAYING WITH BB GUN EARLIER IN THE DAY AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT INH AND. D:FOREIGN BODY, HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2004	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
ACCIDENTLY SHOT BB GUN INTO HAND ON MONDAY DX FB TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2004	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PAIN IN LEFT HAND AFTER PATIENT WAS SHOT IN HAND WITH A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 17 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: BBs or pellets
B B IN HAND X 1 YEAR ACUTE PAIN 2NDARY TO F B HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2004	Age: 24 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 PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AT HOME AND ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEF T HAND WITH THE GUN BB RETAINED FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2004	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: BBs or pellets
PT HAS BB IN HAND. NO OTHER DETAILS. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 17 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 SHOT HIMSELF ACCIDENTALLY WITH A BB GUN AT HOME X2 DAYS AGO. D: FO REIGN BODY LEFT HAND - ABSCESS, CELLULITIS L HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2004	Age: 21 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 SHOT ACCIDENTALLY BY FRIEND IN HAND BY BB GUN BB IN HAND FB REMOVED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2004	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT IN HAND W/BB GUN DX: PELLET WOUND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PUNCTURE WOUND - 21 YOM AND A FRIEND WERE HORSING AROUND WITH A PELLET GUN AND PT WAS SHOT IN HIS LEFT HAND, ACCIDENTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN PALM WITH BB FROM BB GUN 3 DAYS AGO. UNABLE TO MOVE FINGERS. D: FOREIGN BODY, CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2004	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT LOADING "*** COPPERHEAD AIR GUN" WITH CO2 CYLINDER WHEN GUN FIRED. S USTAINED PELLET IN HAND. D: BB PELLET INTO HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT SUSTAINED ACCIDENTAL SELF INFLICTED BB GUN SHOT WOUND TO HAND LAST N IGHT WHILE INTOXICATED. BB IN HAND. D: FOREIGN BODY BB, HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2003	Age: 20 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
20 YOM HAD PELLET SHOT INTO FINGERFB REMOVEAL L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
21 YO F TRYING TO SHOOT BB GUN SHOT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PELLET IN HAND - ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN IN LEFT HAND 3 DAYS AGO BY A FRIEND. D: FB LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	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
BB GUN WENT OFF FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	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
PT GOT A PELLET STUCK IN HIS HAND DX: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2003	Age: 16 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 STATES HE WAS RELOADING HIS BEBE GUN AND SHOT HIMSELF IN HAND WITH A BEBE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 20 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT HAND: ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WHILE TRYING TO RELEASE COCKED HAMMER OF BB GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2002	Age: 19 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
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT A BB INTO HIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 16 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT SELF PLAYING WITH BB GUN;FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets
PT. WAS SHOT IN HAND WITH A PELLET GUN ( NS HOW IT HAPPENED)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 18 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SUST FOREIGN BODY (BB) TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT L HAND WITH A BB GUN WHILE PLAYING AROUND. BB WOUND L HAND $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 16 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
BB PELLET STUCK IN HAND DX: F.B. REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 25 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: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN IN HAND. NONWORK. PUNCTURE WOUND HAND WITH RETAINED BB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2002	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
BB SHOT INTO HAND 5 YEARS AGO, NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 5 DAYS AGO, SON SQUEEZ ED HAND, BB MOVED UP, REDNESS SINCE, FB HAND REMOVAL, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	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 ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT HAND WITH A PELLET GUN PELLET EM BEDDED IN LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2002	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT STATES WAS HOLDING BB GUN IT FELL HE WENT TO CATCH IT AND IT WENTOFF BB STRUCK HIM IN LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2001	Age: 18 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2001	Age: 16 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2001	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: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2001	Age: 17 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2001	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2001	Age: 21 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: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2000	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2000	Age: 22 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: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2000	Age: 24 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/1999	Age: 24 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/1999	Age: 17 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/1998	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/1998	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/1998	Age: 25 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: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/1997	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: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/1997	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/1997	Age: 19 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: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/1997	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/1997	Age: 22 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: Other
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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