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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 116
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Guns, Floors or flooring materials |
| REPORTEDLY, PLACED AN ARM WEAPONG WITH BLADES ON THE FLOOR&ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON IT CUTTING FOOT>> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Guns, Screwdrivers |
| PUNCTURE WOUND OF LEFT HAND - CLEANING GUN AND LONG SCREWDRIVER STABBED INTO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Guns, Automotive chemicals |
| DX BRAKE FLUID TO 4 EYS, S/P FLUSHING: PT CLEANING WEAPON W BRAKE FLUID WHEN SOME SPLASHED IN HIS EYE. PT FLUSHED BRIEFLY BEFORE PRESENTING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Guns, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT WAS HANDLING HIS GUN WHEN IT DISCHARGED, DROPPED GUN TO THE FLOOR AND GUN WENT OFF INJURING THIGH. DX-SELF INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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