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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 156
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/12/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS TWIRLING A RIFLE AND IT HIT HER IN THE WRIST DX: WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PELLET STUCK IN WRIST WHEN ACCIDENTLY SHOT WELF WITH PELLET GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| WAS CARRYING A BB GUN AND IT WENT OFF HITTING PT IN THE LEFT WRIST. BB IN LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
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