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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 938
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH BB GUN EARLIER IN THE DAY AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT INH AND. D:FOREIGN BODY, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH BB GUN AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTLY SHOT BB GUN INTO HAND ON MONDAY DX FB TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIETN WAS GOING THRU THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER, FOUND A BB GUN THAT ACCIDENTALLY WENT OFF AND SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HAND. DX-BB SHOT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO BB GUN ACCIDENT, A YEAR AGO, HIS HADN IS HURTING HIM ON&OFF, XRAY,SHOWE RETAINED BB GUN PELLET LT HAND RETAINED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PAIN IN LEFT HAND AFTER PATIENT WAS SHOT IN HAND WITH A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| B B IN HAND X 1 YEAR ACUTE PAIN 2NDARY TO F B HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT HAD BB GUN DISCHARGE AFTER REACHING INTO TOOL CABINET. XRAYED IN *** . D: FOREIGN BODY, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AT HOME AND ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEF T HAND WITH THE GUN BB RETAINED FOREIGN BODY HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FB LEFT HAND.PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH A BB GUN IN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT HAS BB IN HAND. NO OTHER DETAILS. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/01/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT HIMSELF ACCIDENTALLY WITH A BB GUN AT HOME X2 DAYS AGO. D: FO REIGN BODY LEFT HAND - ABSCESS, CELLULITIS L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/01/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 14 YO TRYING TO FIX BB GUN SHOT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT ACCIDENTALLY BY FRIEND IN HAND BY BB GUN BB IN HAND FB REMOVED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT IN HAND W/BB GUN DX: PELLET WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| AT 16:30 TODAY PELLET FROM PELLET GUN HIT DORSUM OF L HAND. FOREIGN BODY, OPEN WOUND, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT HIMSELF IN HAND WITH A BEBE WHILE CLEANING GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PUNCTURE WOUND - 21 YOM AND A FRIEND WERE HORSING AROUND WITH A PELLET GUN AND PT WAS SHOT IN HIS LEFT HAND, ACCIDENTAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN PALM WITH BB FROM BB GUN 3 DAYS AGO. UNABLE TO MOVE FINGERS. D: FOREIGN BODY, CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOOTING A BB GUN WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT HAND F OREIGN BODY HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL: SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN IN LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN, FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT LOADING "*** COPPERHEAD AIR GUN" WITH CO2 CYLINDER WHEN GUN FIRED. S USTAINED PELLET IN HAND. D: BB PELLET INTO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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