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Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 50+ years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 409
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:205Upper Trunk:86
Lower Trunk:77Foot:39

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/07/2003Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
STRAY DOG IN YARD, WENT TO GET PELLET GUN TO SCARE IT OFF, PELLET GUN W ENT OFF HITTING L FOOT. DX. FB L FOOT - REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2003Age: 64 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 SELF IN FINGER WITH A PELLET GUN DX: PELLET WOUND LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS IN THE WOODS DEER HUNTING WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL CAUSING HIS G UN BUTT TO HIS HIS RIBS FX THEM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT BY BEAN BAG RIFLE DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2003Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SPRING BOLT ON PELLET GUN CAUGHT FINGERS/ LAC RMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2003Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT TAKING OUT TRASH, SAW A CAR SLOW DOWN, HEARD A GUN, TURNED TO GO BAC K IN & WAS SHOT IN BACK, HPD ON SCENE DX: ABD FLANK TRAUMA,RETAINED BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2003Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
DUSTING AND ACCIDENTLY SHOT FINGER WITH PELLET GUN. DX: AIR GUN WOUND WITH PELLET REMOVAL FINGER. AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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