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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 136
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/01/2008 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Day wear |
| PT HAD A HANDGUN IN PANTS POCKET 9 MM AND ACCIDENLY SHOT SELF IN THE RI GHT THIGH FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, BBs or pellets |
| THIGH FB-BULLET FROM 44 CALIBER GUN-SHOT IN JULY 2007-JUST RELEASED FRO M JAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Day wear |
| GSW TO LOWER EXTREMITY AND SCROTUM.PT SAT IN A CAR AND HAD A 45 CALIB ER HANDGUN IN PANTS AND IT WENT OFF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2007 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Clothing |
| PT HAD GUN IN POCKET WHICH WENT OFF ACCIDENTALLY AND SHOT HIM IN THIGH. D: GSW, THIGH. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/16/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Day wear |
| PT PUT A HANDGUN IN HIS PANTS POCKET THERE WAS NO TRIGGER GUARD ON IT A ND IT WENT OFF SHOT THIGH BULLET WENT THROUGH PW THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Mattresses |
| PT WAS MOVING HIS LOADED HAND GUN FROM UNDER HIS MATTRESS WHEN IT ACCID ENTLY DISCHARGED SHOT SELF IN THE THIGH GSW THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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