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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 571
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FB 2ND DIGIT LEFT HAND, PT WAS SITTING ON A PORCH AND ATTEMPTED TO SHOO T A QUAIL AND STUCK FINGER IN HOLE AND SHOT HIMSELF WITH A PELLET GUN.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 26 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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| CHIP FX L MIDDLE FINGER - CAUGHT FINGERS IN A CLAY PIGEON SHOOTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| INJURED PLAYING WITH PAINTBALL GUNS 1 HR PTA-DX-ACUTE DISPLACED 3RD AND 5TH FINGER FRACTURES, 4TH FINGER NONDISPLACED FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| GSW LEFT INDEX FINGER.PT WAS CLEANING PELLET GUN AND IT ACCIDENTLY DISC HARGED AND SHOT PTS FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT INJURED HIS THUMB ON A PELLET GUN. DX-LEFT THUMB SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA/FRACTURE DISTAL THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN 3 DAYS AGO. DX: BB, FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT FINGER WITH REMOVAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 28 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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 28 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE SHOT HIM SELF WITH A BB GUN CAUSING A B B TO BE STUCK IN HIS LT 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 49 Y/O F C/O LEFT FINGER INJURY - AIRGUN SHOT NAIL THRU FINGER. DX: FRA CTURE LACERATION 5TH FINGER DIGIT LEFT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 38 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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 38 YOM SHOT W/ BB GUN F'BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT PLAYING WITH A PELLET GUN WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMELF IN THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT SELF WITH PELLET GUN DX. FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 26 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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 26YOM-FOREIGN BODY LEFT INDEX FINGER-SHOT FINGER WITH BB PELLET- ACCIDENTLY WHILE TRYING TO UNJAM BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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