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Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - Year 2005 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 583
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:350
16-25 years old:150
26-50 years old:82

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/18/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
GSW WOUND ARM - 13 YOM WAS SHOOTING AT A METAL SIGN WITH A BB GUN WHEN A BB RICOCHETED OFF THE SIGN HITTING THE BOY ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2005Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
16YMC PATIENT AND FRIEND PLAYING AROUND WITH A CO2 BB GUN AND BB RICHOCHETED OFF SILO AND WENT INTO FOREARM/FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2005Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
FB-BB WOUND RT FOREARM.PT HAD HIS BB GUN GO OFF AND BB INTO FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PATIENT GOT SHOT WITH BB GUN, ACCIDENT. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT F OREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2005Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT AT HOME WHEN HE WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE RIGHT FOREARM WITH A PELL ET GUN PELLET REMAINED IN RIGHT FOREARM FOREIGN BODY ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT STEPPED IN FRONT OF HIS BROTHER & GOT SHOT IN THE ARM WITH A BB GUN DX: BB PELLET LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2005Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT WAS SHOT BY BB GUN IN THE ARM - BB STUCK IN ARM - ID NOT INDICATE AS SAULT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTLY HIT BY B-B FROM GUN BY HIS 10 YR OLD BROTHER. DX: FOREIGN BODY (BB) FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2005Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
16 YOM STRUCK L FOREARM BY A BB GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT C/O BB GUN TO LEFT ARMDX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SHOT WITH A B-B GUN DX: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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