Accidents - Gun powder or ammunition - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 76
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/21/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gun powder or ammunition, Lighters
HE WAS HOLDING A HANDFUL OF GUN PRIMER PELLETS IN HIS LT HAND, IN THE G GARAGE, & LIT THEM WITH A LIGHTER- BILAT. EYE PAIN. DX; ORBITAL FB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Gun powder or ammunition, Archery
C/O MULTIPLE PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO L SIDE OF FACE, EYE PAIN, MAKING AN ARROWHEAD WITH GUNPOWDER, DX; HEMATOMA, EYE, FACIAL CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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