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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 768
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | 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 |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AND SHOT SELF IN HAND. D: FOREIGN BODY ( REMOVED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Other guns or firearms |
| GOT STRAY PELLET FROM SHOTGUN IN (L) HAND, MIDDLE FINGER KNUCKLE---FB ( L) HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 15 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 SELLF IN HAND WITH BB FROM BB GUN AT HOME DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 15 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 CLEANING HIS BB GUN AND ACCIDENTY SHOT SELF IN THE LEFT HAND FB HAN D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 18 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 SHOT IN THE LEFT HAND APPROX 1 MONTH AGO BY A BB WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IT OUT, HAS HAD MORE PAIN. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 75 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 |
| DX FB L HAND: W BB GUN DISCHARGE INTO L PALM: BB WAS REMOVED USING STERILE TECHINQUE, 6MM PLASTIC PALLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | 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 ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN THE RIGHT HAND WITH A CO2 POWERED BB GUN BB RETGAINED FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 20 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 PLAYING AROUND WITH A BB GUN WITH FRIEND WHEN HE WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE LEFT HAND BB RETAINED FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | 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 UNLOADING A BB GUN LAST NIGHT WHEN SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB. D: BB FOREIGN BODY, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN RIGHT HAND WITH A BB PELLET, FOREIGN BODY NOT REMOVED FROM HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2008 | 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 |
| SHOT IN HAND WITH BB GUN BB REMOVED FOREIGN BODY REMOVED L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 GOT BB IN HAND WHEN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 12 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 |
| SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN;DX FOREIGN BODY HAND |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 34 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 THE HAND W/ A BB PELLET INTERCEPTED FOREIGN BODY (NO INTENT INF FOREIGN BODY RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 13 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 ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HAND ; HE WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WE R ANY BB'S IN THE GUN. D: BB IN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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