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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 93
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gun powder or ammunition, Poles |
| PT WAS STANDING OUTSIDE SOMEONE FIRED A GUN AND IT BOUNCED ON A POLE AN D WENT INTO LEG GRAZED WOUND LOWER LEG # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gun powder or ammunition, Hammers |
| HIT BULLET WITH HAMMER AND IT WENT INTO LOWER LEG;DX FOREIGN BODY LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
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