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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,961
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| PT. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIS L INDEX FINGER WITH BB GUN. DX. FX L DISTAL 2ND FINGER (INDEX) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2005 | 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 |
| PT WAS SHOT IN THE LEFT FINGER WTH A BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2005 | Age: 24 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT FINGER WITH BB GUN DX: L THUMB FX. / LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2005 | 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 SELF IN FINGER WITH BB GUN.THOUGHT GUN WAS UNLOADED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | 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 ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH A BB GUN ON LT 4TH FINGER, 3 MO. AGO- STILL HAS BUMP ON FINGER. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2005 | Age: 14 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. STATES WAS SHOT IN L HAND W/BB GUN 2 WEEKS AGO. DX. L MIDDLE FINGE R. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2005 | 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 |
| PLAYING W/C02 BB GUN & PUT FINGER AT END OF BARREL WHEN IT DID NOT FIRE & GUN THEN DISCHARGED BB INTO FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2005 | Age: 8 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 |
| SHOT BB THROUGH R PINKY FINGER DX: PW R 5TH FINGER |
| 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: 10/24/2005 | 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 WITH PELLET GUN, PELLET IN FINGER DX FB L MIDDLE FINGER |
| 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: 10/08/2005 | Age: 14 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 |
| LAC L 4THFING/14YOM LAC FINGER FROM PIECE OF METAL ON PELLET/BB GUN. MO THER ALSO STS PT PASSED OUT AFTER INCIDENT. NO INJURY FROM FALLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| PATIENT SHOT IN FINGER WITH BB GUN. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 40 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 |
| LAC RT THUMB ON SHARP EDGE OF PELLET GUN WHEN CLEANING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 14 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 CHECKING OUT BB GUN AND IT WENT OFF DX: BB WEB PALM REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 7 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: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SKIN LAC - CUT FINGER ON CORKGUN AT CARNIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PAIN TO FINGER WHILE PLAYING WITH PAINT GUN DX: CONTUSION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 24 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 PLAYING AROUND WITH BB GUN ACCIDENTALLY INJURING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2005 | Age: 14 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 |
| R INDEX FINGER LAC - CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS WHEN PAINT BALLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | Age: 16 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 |
| GSW-PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN L RING FINGER WITH BB GUN. SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND & BB IN FINGER: DX: FOREIGN BODY FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 40 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 |
| PT. STATES HIS GUN BACKFIRED AS HE WAS RELOADING IT, WAS LOADED W/RAT S HOT. DX. GSW L RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| INJURIERD FINGER COCKING BBGUN. " NAIL AVULSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | 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 L INDEX FINGER W/BB GUN DX: FB L INDEX FINGER REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2005 | Age: 12 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: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| GSW (BB GUN)L 5TH FINGER - ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WHEN PLAYING WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 20 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 |
| FB L IND FING/20YOM SHOT 1" FROM TIP OF PELLET GUN TO BASE OF FINGER LA ST PM. FB STILL IN PLACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2005 | Age: 12 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 |
| FRIEND SHOT PT WITH BBGUN-PW RT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2005 | Age: 14 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 PUMPED BB RIFLE 10X AND WAS HIT IN FINGER W/BB. DX: R INDEX FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 10 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 AN AIR RIFLE AT HOME AND CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN T HE TRIGGER AND THE PUMP MECHANISM LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PAININ THE LEFT THUMB AFTERHE WAS COCKING A PELLET GUN AND BENT THE THU MB BACKWARDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2005 | Age: 16 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 HAD A BB LODGED IN A FINGER BY ACCIDENTLY SHOOTING SELF WITH BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2005 | 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 |
| 14 YO GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN BB GUN FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| PT C/O FINGER INJURY. PT SHOT BB INTO FINGER . DX OPEN FRACT LFT FINGER . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2005 | Age: 14 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 ACCIDENTLY FIRED BB GUN INTO A FINGER SUSTAINED " FINGER FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 12 YYOM SMASHED FINGER USING BB GUN FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2005 | Age: 19 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 |
| FB RT INDEX FINGER-BB.PT PLACED FINGER ON BARRELL OF BB GUN AND DID NOT THINK IT WAS LOADED AND IT WENT OFF AND BB IN FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AND SHOT SELF ON INDEX FINGER. D: FOREIG N BODY LEFT 2ND DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 23 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 C/O BB IN HAND. PT WAS SHOT IN HAND WITH BB GUN. DX FRACT POSSIBLE L PHALAX PROX 2 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2005 | Age: 21 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 C/O BULLET WOUND. PT SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH BB GUN. DX FRACT LFT P HALANX FOREIGN BODY LFT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2005 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS PLAYING PAINTBALL SHOT IN THE RIGHT RING FINGER WITH THE PAINT B ALL CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2005 | 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 |
| PLAYING WITH BB GUN - SHOT SELF IN FINGER - FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL - FING ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 13 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 |
| PT. WAS SHOT IN FINGER WITH BB ABOUT A MONTH AGO FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2005 | Age: 13 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 ACCIDENTLY GOT SHOT IN THE FINGER BY A BB GUN, PELLET RESIGNED IN TH E FINGER, SUSTAINED" FINGER FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL, S/P BB GUN ACCIDENT" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FX R THUMB, PT STS BY A PAINTBALL SHOT FROM FAR AWAY, C/O PAIN, SWELLIN G, TENDERNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2005 | Age: 17 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 |
| BB IN FINGER, SHOT HIMSELF IN INDEX FINGER WITH BB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PLAYING W/ BB GUN AND THE HAMMER HIT HIS L RING FINGER D XCRUSH INJURY , DISTAL TUFT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2005 | Age: 15 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 WITH PELLET GUN - PELLET IN RT INDEX FINGER X 2 WKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT. WAS LOADING HIS BB GUN, HURT HIS FINGER ON THE GUN CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2005 | Age: 15 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 |
| BB IN FINGER, NEIGHBOR TRYIED TO SHOOT OUT LIGHT AND PATIENT GRABBED GU N AND WAS SHOT IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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