Accidents - BBs or pellets - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 826
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	81
Year 1998:	104
Year 1999:	66
Year 2000:	18
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	33
Year 2004:	17
Year 2005:	174
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	108
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/06/2010	Age: 41 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
41YOM F'BODY- BB IN FINGER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/15/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
SHOT SELF IN FINGER BY ACCIDENT WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2009	Age: 38 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 LEFT INDEX FINGER-BB.PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH A BB GUN IN FINGE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2009	Age: 50 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 PLAYING AROUND WITH A BB GUN THAT MISFIRED AND BB WENT INTO LEFT IND EX FINGER FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
LOADING A PELLET GUN AND WENT OFF STRIKING THUMB. DX THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 31 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
SHOT SELF TRYING TO UNJAM BB GUN/FB FINGER
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: 07/12/2006	Age: 42 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A BB GUN AND BB RETAINED FB F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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 SHOT SELF IN THE FINGER WITH BB GUN WHEN CLEANING IT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
B.B. SHOT TO FINGER WHILE HORSING AROUND WITH FRIEND DX: PUNC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2005	Age: 49 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 CLEANING A BB GUN AND IT ACCIDENTLY WENT OFF STRIKING SELF IN TH E LEFT INDEX FINGER BB RETAINED FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2004	Age: 27 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
CLEANING HIS BB GUN WHEN IT DISCHARGED INTO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 31 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
PT. REPORTS BB IN LT. INDEX FINGER. L.W.T.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/10/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
DX:GSW-FB REMOVAL L THUMB. REMOVAL OF PELLET. PT STATES WAS CAUGHT IN CROSS FIRE OF PELLET GUN ABOUT 4 MO AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2002	Age: 29 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 LAST EVEING WAS SHOOTING A BB GUN AT HOME LEFT THUMB GOT IN THE WAY OF THE BARREL DURING A SHOT BB RETAINED IN FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2001	Age: 27 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2000	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/1999	Age: 27 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/1998	Age: 41 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/1998	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/1998	Age: 49 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/1997	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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