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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 753
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN LT PALM, WITH PELLET GUN DX: FOREIGN BODY LT PALMAR AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 17 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 |
| SHOT HAND WITH A PELLET GUN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/23/2006 | Age: 16 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT HAND,PALM SIDE NEAR RING FINGER WITH A B.B. GUN. FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 22 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 |
| ACC SHOT SELF INTO HAND C PELLETS FROM BBGUN WHILE CLEANING IT " FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2006 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT PLAYING WITH BB GUN,ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN THE HAND DX FOREIGN BODY IN THE LEFT HAND & EARLY HAND INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2006 | Age: 20 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 |
| FOREIGN BODY HAND - PT PRESENTS WITH PELLET SHOT FROM GUN IN LEFT HAND - LOADED GUN LEANING ON TABLE FELL & DISCHARGED WHEN PT WALKED BY IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2006 | Age: 20 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 |
| PT SHOT HIMSELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN DX// FB RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 19 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 |
| FB R HAND/19YOM STS AT ABOUT 5P WHILE BEING HANDED SHOT GUN, THE GUN WE NT OFF IN HAND.PENETRATED SKIN.HAPPENED 2 DAYS AGO.BB IN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 19 YO MALE SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN F/B HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2006 | Age: 23 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 |
| LEFT HAND FB. PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN HAND WITH A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| L HAND PAIN AFTER SHOT W/PAINTBALL GUN DX: L HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Industrial | 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.INJ.L.PALM AT *** WHEN ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH A B-BFROM HIS OWN B-B GUN. DX; P.W. L.PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2006 | Age: 23 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 |
| ACC SHOT SELF IN THE HAND C BB GUN " FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2006 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACC SHOT SELF C BBGUN INTO HAND " HAND PW" + FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2006 | Age: 20 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 THOUGHT BB GUN WAS EMPTY AND SHOT SELF IN HAND TO FEEL THE AIR AT HO ME DX: FB L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2006 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACC SHOT SELF C BB GUN TO HAND " HAND PW" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2006 | Age: 16 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 |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY A BB GUN INTO HIS LT HAND. DX - BB SHOT WOUND TO LT HAND WITH FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| SHOT LT PALM WITH BB GUN WHILE COCKING IT/ PW LT PALM WITH RETAINED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17 YOM STATES HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A BB GUN AND NOW HAS LACERATION BETWEEN THUMB AND FIRST FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| SHOT WITH BB GUN IN LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2006 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN DX: BB IN HAND, FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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