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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 269
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Sports and recreational activity |
| PT WAS IN SCHOOL IN ROTC DRILL PRACTICE AND WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN TH E BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A PRACTICE RIFLE CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Ceilings and walls |
| GSW TO UPPER ARM, DRIVEBY SHOTGUN BLAST THROUGH WALL IN HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Sports and recreational activity |
| STRUCK ARM WITH PRACTICE RIFLE DURING DRILL PRACTICE DX WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Sports and recreational activity |
| PT TOSSED RIFLE IN THE AIR DURING ROTC PRACTICE AND GUN HIT PT WRONG ON THE FINGERS. D: FRACTURE 4TH PHALANX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Sports and recreational activity |
| HIT ON HEAD WITH BUTT OF RIFLE AT ROTC DX: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT HAD A 22 OR 25 CALIBER GUN IN POCKET, JUMPED A FENCE AND GUN DI SCHARGED SHOOTING PT IN THIGH; GSW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other guns or firearms, Counters or countertops |
| PT TOOK .40 GA SHOTGUN OFF COUNTER TO LOOK AT IT WHEN IT DISCHARGED INT O THIGH. D: GSW, THIGH. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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