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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 280
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FOREIGN BODY FINGER - 15 YOM SHOT HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WIT H A PELLET GUN WHILE PLAYING WITH IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT. REPORTS BB IN LT. INDEX FINGER. L.W.T. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN; FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A BB GUN BB RE MAINED IN FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN TO FINGER, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT INDEX FINGER: PELLET INTO FINGER FROM BB GUN ATHO ME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| WHILE PLAYING WITH PELLET GUN, IT ACCIDENTALLY WENT OFF (WAS WITH FRIEN D), PT SHOT IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT INDEX FINGER: CARRYING PELLET GUN, TRIPPED AND FELL, GUN DISCHARGED AND PELLET WENT INTO FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| DX:GSW-FB REMOVAL L THUMB. REMOVAL OF PELLET. PT STATES WAS CAUGHT IN CROSS FIRE OF PELLET GUN ABOUT 4 MO AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 16 Y.O. W MALE W/BB SHOT TO THUMB. PT STS HE WAS SHOT W/THE BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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