Accidents - Gun powder or ammunition - Year 2006 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 20
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	5
16-25 years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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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