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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 411
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT WAS ENGAGING IN A GAME OF PAINTBALL AND FELL AN D LACERATED HAND ON A RUSTY NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HAND WITH A BB GUN 2 DAYS AGO. DX FOREIGN BODY (BB) TO LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| LIFTING HIS BB GUN AND IT ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGED, PT SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HAND. DX FOREIGN BODY (BB) IN LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT PLACED A SHOTGUN BULLET IN A TREE AND SHOT AT IT WITH A BB GUN - BUL LET EXPLODED. D: FOREIGN BODY LEFT HAND - REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| CHASED BY A 12 YO M WITH BB GUN SHOT DX: FB REMOVED IN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB SHOT IN HAND. PT WAS PLAYING WITH A LOADED BB GUN AND SHOT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| FOREIGN BODY HAND - PATIENT REPORTS THAT PELLET GUN ACCIDENTLY DISCHARG ED IN PALM OF LEFT HAND AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT BB IN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT CHECKING BB GUN WHEN IT FIRED BB INTO HAND. D: FOREIGN BODY, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| HAND FB-ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF W/ BB GUN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PELLET GSW TO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| BB STUCK IN HAND WHEN ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN HAND WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 10 B/M SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE TO RIGHT HAND AFTER SHOOTING SELF IN THE HA ND WITH A PELLET GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| ACCIDENTAL SHOT WITH BB GUN. THOUGHT IT WAS NOT LOADED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 12 YOM SHOT HIS LEFT HAND WITH A PELLET GUN; THOUGHT THE GUN WAS NOT LO ADED. PUNCTURE WOUND, LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT SHOT IN HAND WITH BB GUN WHEN FRIEND WAS PLAYING WITH GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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