Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - Year 2004 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,109
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	1,048
16-25 years old:	695
26-50 years old:	234
50+ years old:	130

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 16 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
PATIENT CUT BY PELLET GUN MECHANISM AT HOME.DX: TRAMATIC AMPUTATION 3RD FINGER TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2004	Age: 20 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 SHOT ACCIDENTLY IN LT INDEX FINGER BY BB GUN, BB RETAINED, FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2004	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
WAS CLEANING GUN AND IT WENT OFF FB IN RIGHT INDEX FINGER (BB)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2004	Age: 15 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
SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH B.B. GUN DX: F.B TO FINGER B.B.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2004	Age: 18 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
PT WAS SHOT IN THE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A PAINT BALL FROM A PAINT B ALL GUN A PIECE OF THE PAINT BALL WENT INTO FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2004	Age: 50 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 WORKING ON BB GUN, SHOT L 2ND DIGIT W/BB PELLET. DX. FB L INDE X - REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 18 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 WAS GOT SHOT TO A FINGER WITH BBGUNS, NOW C/O:PELLET IN THE FINGER, SUSTAINED" FOREIGN BODY, BB GUN PELLET, LT 4TH FINGER"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2004	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, BBs or pellets
PATIENT SHOT WITH PELLET GUN. PELLET STILL IN FINGER. DX: GUN SHOT WOUN D. PUNCTURED WITH FOREIGN BODY TO RT SMALL FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	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
PW TO FINGER WHEN SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
SHOT IN THUMB WITH A BB GUN WHILE WALKING DOWN THE STREET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 WOUND - 17 YOM STATES WENT OUTSIDE WITH BB GUN AND THOUGHT GUN WAS LOCKED, SHOT SELF IN THE LEFT INDEX FINGER, GOT BB OUT BY SELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 12 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
PLAYING W/A BB GUN, THINKS THE PELLET IN TIP OF FINGER. DX. FB L INDEX FINGER - REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
PT GOT SHOT ACCIDENTLY IN THE RT MID FINGER WITH A PELLET GUN BY HER YONGER BROTHER SUSTAINED " FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2004	Age: 14 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 ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE FINGER WITH A BB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2004	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
SHOT WITH BB GUN. BB IN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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 STRUCK ON BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2004	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 BB GIN WHILE CLEANING IT AVULSION R T INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2004	Age: 14 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
FOREIGN BODY FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS HE SHOT SELF WHEN CLEANING BB GUN - PRESENTS WITH BB IN LEFT MIDDLE FINGER - AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
LAC TO FINGER WHEN SHOT SELF WITH A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2004	Age: 14 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 ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH A BB GUN BB R ETAINED IN THE FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2004	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
PT HAS BB STUCK IN FINGER - SHOT SELF BY ACCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 13 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
PT GOT BB GUN WOUND TO LEFT FINGER 2 DAYS PRIOR TO ER VISIT. DX: BB G UN WOUND LEFT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2004	Age: 43 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: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
2 DAYS AGO SHOT HERSELD W/ BB GUN DX MID FINGER METALLIC FB / BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2004	Age: 13 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, BBs or pellets
BB GUN JAMMED, PUT FINGER AT END OF BARREL AND WENT OFF AT HOME. DX; B B IN FINGER..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	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
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN DX. FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2004	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
PUMPING PELLET GUN, GUN BACKFIRED DX LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 9 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: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PUNCTURE WOUND LT FINGER, CHECKING BB GUN (RIFLE TYPE) TO SEE IF LOADED, DIDN'T THINK IT WAS PUMPED, BARREL DISLODGED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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 SHOT IN LT THUMB WITH A BB-GUN WITH BB STILL IN LT THUMB, FB/REPORTS BB-GUN FELL OUT OF HIS HAND TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	Age: 11 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
CUT FINGER WHEN SHUT FINGER IN GUN COCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2004	Age: 11 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
11 WM - GSW LT. 4TH DIGIT - SHOT IN LT. RING FNGER WITH PELLET 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: 06/12/2004	Age: 12 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
CHILD SUSTAINED BB FROM BB GUN SHOT IN FINGER LAST NIGHT. ?INTENT? NO OTHER DETAILS. D:BB INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	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
PW TO FINGER WHEN SHOT SELF IN THE FINGER WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	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
PT C/O SHOT ON LT 3RD FINGER 12 HRS AGO AT HOME W/A BB GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2004	Age: 12 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 WITH BB GUN DX. FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2004	Age: 11 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
GSW - BB TO R 4TH FINGER; SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN WHILE TRYING TO SHOOT S NAKE THAT HE WAS HOLDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 14 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
HAD BB SHOT INTO THUMB @ CLOSE RANGE BY BROTHER BY ACCIDENT DX FX, BB REMOVED FROM THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	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 AND SIBLING PLAYING WITH BB GUN AND TRIGGER CLAMPED PTS THUMB
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: 04/02/2004	Age: 19 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: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
DX RIGHT THUMB LACERATION: INJURED THUMB WHILE CLEANING PAINT GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2004	Age: 16 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
RIGHT 4TH FINGER FB. PT WAS HOLDING HIS FINGER AT THE END OF A BARREL OF BB GUN AND SHOT IT INTO FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2004	Age: 28 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
PATIENT GOT SHOT BY PELLET GUN. DX: FRACTURE TO 2ND FINGER, LEFT HAND WITH FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2004	Age: 6 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, BBs or pellets
PT WAS SHOT IN LT MIDDLE FINGER WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2004	Age: 38 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
PT STATES A BB GUN WENT OFF AND SHOT HIMSELF IN THE THUMB DX; FB RT THU MB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2004	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 ACCID SHOT W/BB. DX: BB L RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2004	Age: 30 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: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT SELF IN INDEX FINGER W/ PELLET GUN DX PELLET WOUND PUNCTURE, WRIS T SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2004	Age: 16 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
16 YOWM ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN FINGER W/ A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2004	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: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
BB REMOVED L 5TH FING/25YOM STS GUN IS ALWAYS UNLOADED BUT SOMEONE USED GUN PREVIOUSLY.WENT TO HANG UP WEAPON & IT WENT OFF & SHOT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2004	Age: 14 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
PT SMASHED 3RD AND 4TH FINGER IN THE HAMMER OF A PELLET GUN DX FX FUNG ERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2004	Age: 22 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 WAS SHOT IN FINGER WITH BB GUN BB STUCK IN FINGER FB IN RT INDEX FIN GER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2004	Age: 19 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: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN THE TRIGGER OF HIS BB GUN DX: .5CM LAC LT 3RD F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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