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Accidents - BBs or pellets - Year 2008 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 351
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Date: 12/30/2008Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN;DX GSW TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/23/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
FB LT MIDDLE FINGER-REMOVED.PT WAS USING A BB GUN AND IT DISCHARGED AND BB LODGED IN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT ON R 3RD FINGER W/BB GUN BY FRIEND DX: FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2008Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
BB GUN SHOT RICHOCHED AND BB HIT FINGER, HAS WOUND WITHOUT FOREIGN BO DY TO FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets
PUNCTURE WOUND 10YO SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND WHEN BB WAS IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Motor vehicles or parts
PT SUSTAINED GUNSHOT WOUND 2 NIGHTS AGO THAT WENT THRU A CAR WINDOW & THEN GOT HIM IN LT MIDDLE FINGER. DX-METALLIC F.B.-FINGER, PELLETS-FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
8 YO HIT W/BB GUN IN FINGER `FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2008Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF W/ BB GUN -BB PELLET LODGED IN THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THUMB FOREIGN BODY LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2008Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT SELF TRYING TO UNJAM BB GUN/FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT HAD FOREIGN BODY BB IN L THUMB FROM ACCIDENTLY SHOOTING SELF AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SHOOTING A BB GUN AT A TARGET AND IT RICOCHETED INTO RIGHT RING FING ER EMBEDDED REATINED FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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