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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 766
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2007 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A BB GUN PW FINGE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT STS 2-3 WKS AGO ACCIDENTLY SHOT OFF BB GUN THAT HAD LEAD BULLETS IN IT- STRUCK R INDEX FINGER, DX FOREIGN BODY R 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 14 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 |
| HORSING AROUND, ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BB INTO INDEX FINGER W/BB GUN, FB FIN GER REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2007 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| DX: GSW TO R 3RD FINGER, UNKNOWN DETAILS, SURFACE FX TO R 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2007 | Age: 16 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 SELF IN THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A BB GUN BB RETA INED IN FINGER FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 10 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME, WAS SHOT WITH A BB TO RT 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | 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 ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN FINGER YEST W/BB GUN, FINGER SWOLLEN W/ERYTHEMA & PAIN, POSS RETAINED BB; FOREIGN BODY IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 67 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 |
| SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN BB STUCK IN FINGER F'BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 19 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 DX: FB TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| 24 YO M FOREIGN BODY TO FINGER SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN BB IN FINGER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 13 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 |
| BB SHOT INTO FINGERTIP AT HOME. DX. FB, GSW BB # 3 FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 16 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: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACC SHOT SELF C BBGUN INTO FINGER, PELLET RETAINED " FB REMOVAL/PW" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT C/O SHOT BEE BEE INTO FINGER. DX FB LFT INDEX FINGER BB TIMES 2 FRAC T LFT PHALANX #2 TUFT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 18 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 |
| FB R THUMBNAIL; REPORTS WAS SETTING UP TARGETS FOR BB GUN PRACTICE & FR IEND SHOT BEFORE HE WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WAY, STRIKING THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WITH ACCIDENTAL GUNSHOT WOUND FROM PELLET GUN TO RIGHT # 5 DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | Age: 17 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 |
| SHOT WITH BB GUN/FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN FINGER WITH A PELLET GUN AS HE WAS HANDED THE GUN BY BROTHER. DX-DISTAL PHALANX FX, FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PTSHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT FIFTH FINGER WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED IN TH E FINGER FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN FINGER WITH A BB FROM BB GUN BY A NEIGHBOR, DX" SUPERFICIAL AVULSION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | 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 WAS WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN SHE WAS SHOT IN THE PINKY BY ACCID ENT BY A GUY THAT WAS AIMING FOR A TARGET BUT HIT HER INSTEAD. D : FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 12 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 |
| PT SUS INJURY WHILE EMPTYING BB GUN AND SHOOTING SELF IN THUMB. DX FB, LEFT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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