Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - Year 2003 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,072
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	949
16-25 years old:	758
26-50 years old:	158
50+ years old:	205

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 12 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
INDEX FINGER FB-@ HOME-FINGER WAS COVERING MUZZLE OF BB GUN WHEN PT SHO T THE BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
LOADING AIRGUN, SPRING UNLOCKED METAL, LAC X2 R INDEX FINGER DX: LAC, SALTER 1 FX R INDEX FINGER, OPEN FX
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: 11/15/2003	Age: 10 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 BY BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY WITH BB GUN IN FINGER BB STILL IN FINGER DX FORIEGN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Bicycles or accessories
PT SUST PUNCTURE TO FINGER SHOT WITH BB GUN WHILE RIDING BIKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2003	Age: 13 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
LACERATION FINGER - 13 YOM WAS PLAYING PAINTBALL AND THE PAINTBALL GUN WAS COCKED THEN SPRUNG BACK STRIKING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 14 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
PT COCKING A BB GUN AT HOME CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN THE COCKIN G MECHANISM LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 SUSTAINED BB GUN SHOT TO FINGER 2 WEEKS AGO. NOW WITH SWELLING AND P AIN. INTENT UNSTATED IN RECORD. D: FOREIGN BODY AND FELON, INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
PUNCTURE FINGER - PATIENT SHOT FINGER TIP WITH BB GUN - TIP OF FINGER S HOT WITH BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 11 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
PATIENT TRYING TO SHOOT PLASTIC CUP IN HAND WITH BB GUN AT HOME, SHOT B B INTO FINGER; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2003	Age: 31 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. DRINKING LAST NIGHT, PT. STATES"PLAYING WITH MY BB GUN AND ACCIDENT ALLY SHOT MYSELF IN THE FINGER.DX. F.B. (BB) IN INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2003	Age: 30 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
BB GUN WENT OFF WHILE LOADING IT, SHOT SELF ACCIDENTALLY AT BASE OF L 4 TH FINGER (PALMER). DX. FB BB L 4TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 17 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 IN LT INDEX FINGER WITH BB GUN DX: FB LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2003	Age: 9 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. WAS PLAYING WITH HIS BB GUN, SHOT HIS FINGER FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	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
PATIENT SHOT IN FINGER BY NEPHEW WITH BB GUN AT HOME, BB UNDER SKIN IN FINGER, INTENT NOT STATED; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS SHOT IN RT INDEX FINGER WITH BBGUN PARTIAL AVULSION OF RT INDEX NAIL BY BB GUN ACCIDENTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 29 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
SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN DX. FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PAINTBALL BLEW UP IN HAND-CONTUSION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT ACCID SHOT BB INTO FINGER. DX: L INDEX CONT/HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 18 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
FB LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.PT WAS PLAYNG AROUND WITH A BB GUN AND IT WENT OF F AND INTO FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 17 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 PELLET GUN INTO FINGER TIP DX: L INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 11 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
DISCHARGED BB GUN INTO FINGER - PENETRATING BB GUN INJURY - FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 W / PELLET GUN TO RT HAND. D; TRAUMA TO RT 5TH FINGER , F B RT 5TH FINGER , REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN ACCIDENTALY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT ACCID SHOT SELF W/BB GUN. DX: FX 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: 06/21/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
AVULSION INJURY TO TIP OF LT INDEX FINGER,WHILE USING A PETTET GUN. DX. AMPUTATION TIP OF FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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, BBs or pellets
PT WAS SHOOTING BB GUN. DX: PW R INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 21 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
21 Y/O M C/O CRUSHED FINGER. PT SHOT SELF ACCIDENTLY WITH PELLET GUN. D X FRACT TO LFT DISTAL. DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVED FROM FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PLAYING PAINT BALL ? - FELL CUT HAND ON GLASSRIGHT THUMB LACERATION 3 1/2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 12 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 SELF W/BB GUN, BB STILL IN FINGER, VISIBLE. DX. FB L 4TH FINGER.
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: 05/14/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT INJURED FINGER WHILE USING BB GUN DX FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT C/O BB GUNSHOT WOUND TO LT INDEX FINGER THIS PM - C/O PAIN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2003	Age: 17 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
PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT FINGER WITH BB GUN DX: FB LT THUMB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SHOT FINGER WITH BB GUN DX: PUNNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 11 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
SHOT IN FINGER WITH BB GUN. DX. F.B. IN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 14 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, BBs or pellets
PT PLAYING WITH BB GUN YESTERDAY AT FRIEND'S HOUSE WHEN SHOT SELF IN FI NGER. D: GSW BB, FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
CHILD PUTTING AWAY LOADED BB GUN WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN F INGER. D: FOREIGN BODY, FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT FINGER WITH A BB GUN AT HOME DX: BB GUN WOUND LT I NDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	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, BBs or pellets
SHOT SELF WITH PELLET GUN DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2003	Age: 20 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
ACCIDENTLY SHOT PELLET IN FINGER G S W PELLET FINGER [REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 13 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
PELLET STUCK IN FINGER WHEN SHOT IN FINGER WITH PELLET GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 12 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
PT PUMPING UP A BB GUN WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOURTH FINGER ON THE PUM P MECHANISM OF THE GUN LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 20 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
PT STATES HE WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN FINGER BY BROTHER WITH A BEE BEE GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT RT. THUMB WITH BB GUN DX: GUNSHOT WOUND TO RT. THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		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 SHOT WITH A BB GUN, BB NOW STUCK IN FINGER.DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT DIG IT / BB GUN SHOT WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT. GOT THUMB SMASHED IN PELLET GUN, LAC TO L THUMB. DX. SKIN AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2003	Age: 17 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
PATIENT IN FINGER WITH BB GUN, SHOT CAME FROM UNKNOWN LOCATION, BB IN F INGER; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 14 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
GSW FINGER WHEN SHOT WITH BB BY BROTHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 18 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, BBs or pellets
SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN DX. FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2003	Age: 16 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
SELF INFLICTED WOUND TO LEFT HAND/FINGER, PT SHOT B.B. PELET GUN 2 DAYS AGO. DX GUN SHOT WOUND LEFT PALM PUNTURE WOUND, FINGER FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2003	Age: 13 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
PT WAS SHOT W/BB GUN. DX: FB L INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
DX CONTUSION LEFT LITTLE FINGER: PAINTBALL HIT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2003	Age: 10 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 ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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