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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 278
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Footwear |
| CLEANING GUN AND SHOT SELF IN FINGE AND FOOT, BULLET FELL OUT OF SHOE DX-FRACTURE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 34 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: Dislocation |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Other clothing |
| DX L THUMB DIS WITH SELF REDUCTION/L THUMB MCP SPRAIN: HAND GOT ENTANGLED IN GUN AND PROTECTIVE VAST DOING "MOUT" TRAINING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Tables |
| PT WAS MOVING A LOADED HANDGUN UT OF HER NIGHT STAND TABLE AND IT WENT OFF FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Exercise |
| C/O PT STATES WAS RUNNING WITH RIFLE TRIPPED AND FELL DX RT FINGER NAIL AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Tables |
| PT PUTTING HIS 38 CAL HANDGUN AWAY IN THE BEDSIDE TABLE WHEN HE ACCIDEN TLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT RECEIVED GUNSHOT WOUND TO INDEX FINGER WHEN MONKEYING AROUND GUN CABINET WITH LOADED 22 RIFLE AND IT WENT OFF SHOT FINGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Sports and recreational activity |
| PT TOSSED RIFLE IN THE AIR DURING ROTC PRACTICE AND GUN HIT PT WRONG ON THE FINGERS. D: FRACTURE 4TH PHALANX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Tables |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WITH PISTOL ON FINGER PUSHING GUN ACROSS TABLE DX PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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