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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 473
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN;FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22 YO MALE GOT SHOT IN LEFT THUMB WITH BB GUN TWO MONTHS AGO F/B LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 16 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 |
| FB RT INDEX FINGER.PT WAS HELPING DAD CLEAN THE GARAGE AND A BB GUN ACC IDENTLY DISCHARGED AND A BB WENT INTO FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | 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 |
| DX FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT THUMB: BB GUN DISCHARGED AND SENT BB INTO PT'S THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| GSW RT LONG FINGER.PT WAS CLEANING A HIGH PRESSURE GUN AT 200 PSI AND I T WENT OFF AND INJURED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT INDEX FINGER WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 18 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 |
| SHOOTING AIR POWERED BB GUN,SET GUN DOWN HAND FINGER OVER END OF BARREL AND IT DISCHARGED/FB LIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | 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 |
| 20 YO ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH A BB GUN FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | 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, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT SHOT IN FINGER WITH BB FROM BB GUN. INTENT UNSTATED. D: FOREIGN BODY, FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT. SHOT FINGER W/A BB GUN, BB STILL IN FINGER. DX. LAC L INDEX F INGER, FOREIGN BODY REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 22 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 WITH HAND PAIN & SWELLING. HAD BB IN FINGER FROM BB GUN 3 MOS. AGO. ALSO PLAYED CATCH YESTERDAY. D:FINGER FOREIGN BODY, HAND CELLULIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Children's play tents, play tunnels or other enclosures |
| PLAYING-BB GUN,COCKING MECH. SMASHED HIS FINGER,TONITE HE WAS JUMPING IN MOON BOUNCE & JAMMED FINGER DX: CHIP FX MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | 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, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN DX. FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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