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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 190
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Day wear |
| PT PUT A HANDGUN IN HIS PANTS POCKET THERE WAS NO TRIGGER GUARD ON IT A ND IT WENT OFF SHOT THIGH BULLET WENT THROUGH PW THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Mattresses |
| PT WAS MOVING HIS LOADED HAND GUN FROM UNDER HIS MATTRESS WHEN IT ACCID ENTLY DISCHARGED SHOT SELF IN THE THIGH GSW THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Mattresses |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THIGH WHILE PUTTIN GUN UNDER MATTRESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT HAD A 22 OR 25 CALIBER GUN IN POCKET, JUMPED A FENCE AND GUN DI SCHARGED SHOOTING PT IN THIGH; GSW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Counters or countertops |
| PT TOOK .40 GA SHOTGUN OFF COUNTER TO LOOK AT IT WHEN IT DISCHARGED INT O THIGH. D: GSW, THIGH. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/20/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, All-terrain vehicles |
| WHILE RIDING ATV, SON'S HAND ACCIDENTALLY SLIPPED AND DISCHARGED GUN IN TO THIGH. DX: GSW THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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