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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 168
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gun powder or ammunition, Glass bottles or jars |
| PT AND FRIEND PUT GUNPOWER IN GLASS BOTTLE AND HIT IT, IT DID NOTHING 1ST TIME, SO THEY DID IT AGAIN, IT EXPOLDED DX; LEG LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Gun powder or ammunition, Animal traps |
| 70Y/O M INJURED 2 FINGERS L HAND WHILE USING SHOTGUN SHELL IN GOPHER TR AP AND SHELL EXPLODED AT HOME.DX; AMPUTATION L 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gun powder or ammunition, Fireworks |
| GSW-INITIALLY THOUGHT TO BE HIT BY FIREWORKS, NOW MOM THINKS HIT BY BUL LET IN ARM-XRAYS SHOW NO BULLET, CUT/LACERATION ON FOREARM FROM GUNSHOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gun powder or ammunition, Matches |
| PT LIT SOME GUNPOWDER WITH A MATCH AND IT BURNED FACE. D: 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE AND RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gun powder or ammunition, Hammers |
| PT FOUND BULLET IN BACKYARD, HIT BULLET W/ HAMMER AND IT WENT OFFDX: R FOREARM FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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