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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 622
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN THE HAND WITH A BB GUN. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND HAND WITH FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 14 YOM FOUND A BB GUN AT GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE, & SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LT PALM, TO SEE WHAT IT FELT LIKE. DX: BB GUN WOUND- BB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | 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 |
| SITTING OUTSIDE HOME, ACC SHOT TO THE HAND BY PPLS PLAYING AROUND C BBG UN, OCC 10DAG, BEEN HAVING HAND SWELLING&PAIN SINCE>> RETAINED FB/ABCES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/01/2007 | Age: 15 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 WAS ACCID SHOT IN HAND W/PELLET GUN. DX: PW W/RETAINED FB R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2007 | Age: 13 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 |
| SHOW WITH BB GUN BY FRIEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2007 | Age: 11 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 |
| SHOT IN HAND BY BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2007 | Age: 15 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 |
| AT HOME PT MESSING AROUND WITH BB GUN WHEN IT ACCIDENTLY DISCHARGED TO L HAND, DX BB IN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2007 | 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, Gun powder or ammunition |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN HAND WITH A BB GUN CONTAINING A RE AL BULLET, POWDER IN HAND, MULT METAL PIECES IN HAND; GUNSHOT WOUND, FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 11 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| CAP GUN POWDER BURNED R HAND AND THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2007 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SUS A BB GUN SHOT TO THE HAND. PT WAS PUTTING UP A TARGET TO SHOOT A T, PROPPED GUN UP AND IT WENT OFF HITTING HAND. DX BB GUN SHOT WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| HAND GSW-SHOT SELF IN HAND W/ CO2 BB GUN ON PURPOSE WHILE HORSING AROUN D-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 13 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 |
| BB IN L HAND W/BB GUN DX; FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| BB PELLET IN HAND. DX FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2007 | Age: 13 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 PLAYING WITH A BB GUN WHEN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HAND. BB LODGED INBETWEEN FINGERS. D:BB SHOT TO HAND, RETAINED FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 9 Y/O M SUS A RIGHT HAND INJURY X 3 WEEKS. PT WAS STRUCK IN THE HAND WI TH A BB GUN. DX ABRASION OF THE RIGHT PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | Age: 14 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT W/BB GUN AT HOME. DX. FB L PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | 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 SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH A BB FROM BB GUN AT HOME, DX: REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY FROM LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 12 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 |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR HAVING BB IN HAND AFTER BEING SHOT IN THE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIETN WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE HAND WITH A BB GUN. DX-FOREIGN BODY LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2007 | 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: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT HAND POINT BLANK WITH BB GUN. DX: GSW TO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2007 | Age: 14 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, BBs or pellets |
| GSW-BB HAND, W/FRIENDS SHOOTING BB GUNS & PT SHOT IN HAND W/BB IN THUMB NO EXIT, BB PALPABLE-BOTTOM SIDE OF HAND IN PALM BELOW THUMB-FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH A BB GUN WHILE SITTING IN CAR DX: GUNSHOT WOUND LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SINGLE SHOT FROM BB-GUN TO THE HAND, ?MECH " PW" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | 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, Gun powder or ammunition |
| PT TRIED TO GRAB LOADED BB GUN FROM YOUNGER BROTHER & ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HAND, NOW W/HAND PAIN & 2 SM WOUNDS, NO BB IN HAND; PUNCTURE WOUND, GSW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SAYS HE WAS @ FRIENDS HOM EPLAYING W/ A B.B. GUN HE PUT HAND OVER BARREL AND GUN WENT OFF. DX FOREIGN BODY TO HAND. B.B. IN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Chairs |
| FOREIGN BODY (BB) TO PALM OF LEFT HAND FROM SHOOTING BB GUN AND IT HIT A CHAIR AND BOUNCED BACK STRIKING LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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