Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - Year 2008 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,265
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	71
6-15 years old:	278
16-25 years old:	544
26-50 years old:	296
50+ years old:	74

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH A BB GUN, RECEIVED PUNCTURE WOUN D TO LEFT HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN HAS BB IN HAND DX// LEFT HAND FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT CUT HAND ON PELLET GUN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SHOT IN HAND W BB GUN BY ACCIDENT BY LITTLE BROTHER DX: HAND PUNCTUR E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
HAND FB-SHOT BB GUN-BB LODGED IN HAND-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT USING AIR GUN WHEN CUT PALM OF HAND ON PIECE OF METAL. D: LACERATION .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PW TO HAND WHEN A BB GUN FIRED IN HER HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
REPORTEDLY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF INTO HAND WITH BB GUN, THOUGT THE GUN WASN'T LOADED>>HAND PUNCTRUE WOUND/RETAINED BB IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
RIGHT HAND FB. PT WAS SHOT WITH A BB GUN INTO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
BB GUN WOUND TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
RT HAND ABRASION.PT WAS CLEANING A PELLET GUN AND PELLET GRAZED HAND WH EN ACCIDENTLY FIRED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT WAS PUTTING CO2 CARTRIGE INTO BB GUN WHICH MISFIRED INTO HAND. DX: L HAND FB/PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
C/O HAND PAIN WHEN A CARTRIDGE FROM PAINTBALL GUN EXPLODED INTO HAND >>CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
FOREIGN BODY LEFT HAND-C/O PN AND REDNESS TO LEFT HAND AFTER HE WAS ACC IDENTALLY SHOT IN HAND BY A BB GUN. BB IS STILL IN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT IN THE HAND WITH A BB GUN WHEN HE DROPPED THE GUN AND IT FIRED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
GSW TO HAND-ACCIDENTLY SHOT W/A BB GUN BY BROTHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF INTO HAND WITH BB-GUN WITH LODGED PELLETS INTO A ND>> FOREING BODY/PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
HAND FB-ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN HAND W/A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
COMES WITH COMPLAINT OF HAVING A BB GUN PELLET INTO HAND, SHOT SELF ACC IDENTALY INTO HAND>>FOREING BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH A PELLET GUN, PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN THOUGHT GUN WAS EMPTY PUT HAND ON IT AND SHOT BB IN HAND. DX-FOREIGN BODY LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PW TO HAND FROM A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT W/PELLET GUN L PALM DX; FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT CUT HAND ON METAL WHILE COCKING HIS BB GUN; HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
BB IN L HAND DX; FB L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT BURNED HAND WITH A PAINTBALL CO2 CARTRIDGE. DX: FIRST-DEGREE CONTACT BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT HAND WITH BB GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND STABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT STS WAS SHOT WITH BB GUN BY ACCIDENT AT HOME, DX FOREIGN BODY L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT SHOT SELF IN THE HAND WITH A PELLET GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT AND NEPHEW WERE PLAYING WITH A BB GUN WHEN PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN HAND. DX FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
26YOF ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT HAND IN A PELLET GUN,CUTTING HAND; HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PATIENT WAS SHOT WITH BB GUN TO HAND. DX; FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT HAND W ITH REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT CUT R HAND WHILE USING PELLET GUN AT HOME. DX. LAC R PALM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN LEFT HAND WHILE CLEANING PELLET GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
HAND FB-BROTHER ACCIDENTLY SHOT PT W/A BB GUN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PATIENT GOT HURT WHEN 2 KIDS PLAYING WITH BB GUN SHOT ONE THRU HAND AT HOME. DX: BB GSW TO HAND. PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
BB IN R HAND DX; GSW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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