Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 6-15 years old - Year 2005 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,220
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Date: 12/28/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIS L INDEX FINGER WITH BB GUN. DX. FX L DISTAL 2ND FINGER (INDEX)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS SHOT IN THE LEFT FINGER WTH A BB GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH BB GUN.THOUGHT GUN WAS UNLOADED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/14/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT. STATES WAS SHOT IN L HAND W/BB GUN 2 WEEKS AGO. DX. L MIDDLE FINGE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PLAYING W/C02 BB GUN & PUT FINGER AT END OF BARREL WHEN IT DID NOT FIRE & GUN THEN DISCHARGED BB INTO FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT BB THROUGH R PINKY FINGER DX: PW R 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT WITH PELLET GUN, PELLET IN FINGER DX FB L MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2005	Age: 14 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: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
LAC L 4THFING/14YOM LAC FINGER FROM PIECE OF METAL ON PELLET/BB GUN. MO THER ALSO STS PT PASSED OUT AFTER INCIDENT. NO INJURY FROM FALLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2005	Age: 11 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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT SHOT IN FINGER WITH BB GUN. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2005	Age: 14 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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT CHECKING OUT BB GUN AND IT WENT OFF DX: BB WEB PALM REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SKIN LAC - CUT FINGER ON CORKGUN AT CARNIVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2005	Age: 14 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: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
R INDEX FINGER LAC - CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS WHEN PAINT BALLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT SELF IN L INDEX FINGER W/BB GUN DX: FB L INDEX FINGER REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2005	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
GSW (BB GUN)L 5TH FINGER - ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WHEN PLAYING WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
FRIEND SHOT PT WITH BBGUN-PW RT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT PUMPED BB RIFLE 10X AND WAS HIT IN FINGER W/BB. DX: R INDEX FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT PUMPING AN AIR RIFLE AT HOME AND CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN T HE TRIGGER AND THE PUMP MECHANISM LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PAININ THE LEFT THUMB AFTERHE WAS COCKING A PELLET GUN AND BENT THE THU MB BACKWARDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
14 YO GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN BB GUN FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT C/O FINGER INJURY. PT SHOT BB INTO FINGER . DX OPEN FRACT LFT FINGER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2005	Age: 14 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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTLY FIRED BB GUN INTO A FINGER SUSTAINED " FINGER FB REMOVAL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
12 YYOM SMASHED FINGER USING BB GUN FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AND SHOT SELF ON INDEX FINGER. D: FOREIG N BODY LEFT 2ND DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2005	Age: 9 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS PLAYING PAINTBALL SHOT IN THE RIGHT RING FINGER WITH THE PAINT B ALL CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PLAYING WITH BB GUN - SHOT SELF IN FINGER - FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL - FING ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT. WAS SHOT IN FINGER WITH BB ABOUT A MONTH AGO FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2005	Age: 13 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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT ACCIDENTLY GOT SHOT IN THE FINGER BY A BB GUN, PELLET RESIGNED IN TH E FINGER, SUSTAINED" FINGER FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL, S/P BB GUN ACCIDENT"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2005	Age: 15 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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT SHOT WITH PELLET GUN - PELLET IN RT INDEX FINGER X 2 WKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT. WAS LOADING HIS BB GUN, HURT HIS FINGER ON THE GUN CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
BB IN FINGER, NEIGHBOR TRYIED TO SHOOT OUT LIGHT AND PATIENT GRABBED GU N AND WAS SHOT IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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