Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,771
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	95
Year 1998:	132
Year 1999:	177
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	176
Year 2002:	160
Year 2003:	205
Year 2004:	130
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	117
Year 2008:	131
Year 2009:	146
Year 2010:	108

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/30/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
58YOF LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON SPRING WHILE CLEANING A GUN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
57YOM SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH A PAINT GUN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
LEFT 1ST FINGER FB. 59 YOM SHOT HIMSELF WITH A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
65 YOM PT SHOT SELF IN L INDEX FINGER WITH C02 PELLET GUN. GSW L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT WAS SHOOTING A BB GUN & A BB WENT INTO FINGER AT HOME DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT AIR GUN WENT OFF WHILE CLEANING AND INJURED PTS HAND DX// OPEN FX AND LAC LEFT 2ND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS USING AND AIR PUMP RIFLE, GOT THUMB PINCED BETWON THE COCK-UP AND THE RIFLE CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
INJECTED FINGER WITH PELLET GUN, DX; PHALANX FX, FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT L INDEX FINGER W/BB GUN ACCIDENTALLY DX; BB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
72 YOM WAS SHOOTING SQUIRRELS WITH A BB GUN AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, HAS PELLET STILL IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT FINGER WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS CLEANING BB GUN AND LACERATED FINGE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT C/O FOREIGN BODY IN FINGER. PT SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN. DX FB LFT FING ER REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT HAS A BB IN FINGER AFTER ACCIDENTALY SHOOTING SELF WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT SQUIRREL WWITH PELLET GON WENT TO PICK UP IT BIT HIM ON FINGER DX PUCNCTURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT WAS SHOT WITH BB GUN IN LT INDEX FINGER DX: FB LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 07/04/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 05/16/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 11/16/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
GOING TO CLEAN GUN PUT FINGER OVER END PULLED TRIGGER AND GUN WAS LOADED DX: AMPUTATION DISTAL LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A PELLET PISTOL AIR GUN AT HOME AT 1145. DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT INDEX FINGER, PELLET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT HERSELF IN THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A BB GUN BB LO DGED IN THE FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2001	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2000	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/1999	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/1998	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/1998	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/1998	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/1998	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/1997	Age: 59 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: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/1997	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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