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Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 16-25 years old - Year 2003 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 758
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 10/28/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT SUSTAINED BB GUN SHOT TO FINGER 2 WEEKS AGO. NOW WITH SWELLING AND P AIN. INTENT UNSTATED IN RECORD. D: FOREIGN BODY AND FELON, INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2003Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT WAS SHOT IN LT INDEX FINGER WITH BB GUN DX: FB LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2003Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS SHOT IN RT INDEX FINGER WITH BBGUN PARTIAL AVULSION OF RT INDEX NAIL BY BB GUN ACCIDENTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
FB LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.PT WAS PLAYNG AROUND WITH A BB GUN AND IT WENT OF F AND INTO FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2003Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT PELLET GUN INTO FINGER TIP DX: L INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SHOT SELF W / PELLET GUN TO RT HAND. D; TRAUMA TO RT 5TH FINGER , F B RT 5TH FINGER , REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2003Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN ACCIDENTALY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2003Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT ACCID SHOT SELF W/BB GUN. DX: FX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2003Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
21 Y/O M C/O CRUSHED FINGER. PT SHOT SELF ACCIDENTLY WITH PELLET GUN. D X FRACT TO LFT DISTAL. DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVED FROM FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2003Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PLAYING PAINT BALL ? - FELL CUT HAND ON GLASSRIGHT THUMB LACERATION 3 1/2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT INJURED FINGER WHILE USING BB GUN DX FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2003Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT FINGER WITH BB GUN DX: FB LT THUMB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2003Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
ACCIDENTLY SHOT PELLET IN FINGER G S W PELLET FINGER [REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2003Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT STATES HE WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN FINGER BY BROTHER WITH A BEE BEE GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT RT. THUMB WITH BB GUN DX: GUNSHOT WOUND TO RT. THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT SHOT WITH A BB GUN, BB NOW STUCK IN FINGER.DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT DIG IT / BB GUN SHOT WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2003Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PATIENT IN FINGER WITH BB GUN, SHOT CAME FROM UNKNOWN LOCATION, BB IN F INGER; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN DX. FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/25/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SELF INFLICTED WOUND TO LEFT HAND/FINGER, PT SHOT B.B. PELET GUN 2 DAYS AGO. DX GUN SHOT WOUND LEFT PALM PUNTURE WOUND, FINGER FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2003Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
DX CONTUSION LEFT LITTLE FINGER: PAINTBALL HIT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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