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Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 6-15 years old - Year 2008 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 528
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Date: 10/13/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT A BB GUN INTO FINGER. DX PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
15 YOM WAS SHOOTING BB GUN AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT ONE INTO LEFT INDEX FI NGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH BB GUN AT HOME. DX; FRACTURE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SHOT IN RT THUMB BY PELLET GUN WHILE HORSING AROUND W/FRIENDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT WITH A BB IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PW LEFT THUMB.PT WAS LOADING A BB GUN AND ACCIDENTLY FIRED BB IN THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS AT HOME COCKING A PELLET GUN CRUSHING LT 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
15 YOM ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH BB GUN AND HAS A BB STUCK IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT SHOT FINGER W/BB GUN. DX: R FOURTH FINGER PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT WAS LOADING BB GUN AND ACCID SHOT SELF. DX: OPEN FX L INDEX W/METALLIC FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT IN FINGER WITH BB GUN ;DX FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2008Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT ON L RING FINGER BY FRIEND IN PARK BY BB GUN PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2008Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
FINGER CAUGHT IN PORTION OF BB GUN CAUSING CIRCULAR LEFT RING FINGER LA CERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
GSW-BB FINGER, PLAYING W/ BB GUN SATURDAY & SHOT IN FINGER, HAD BB IN FINGER & NOT SURE IF IT CAME OUT OR NOT, HAS BB IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS AT HOME USING AN AIR GUN SHOT HIMSELF CAUSING AN ABRASION TO RT 2ND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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