Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 16-25 years old - Year 2007 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 693
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2007	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
ACCIDENTALLY FIRED BB TO PALM HIMSELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2007	Age: 21 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
PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND-SUS INJ WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN T HE LEFT HAND WITH A BB GUN. BB IS LODGED IN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2007	Age: 16 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
16YOM ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH BB GUN,IN THE LEFT HAND; PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	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: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IF HAND WITH A BB GUN PT WAS MODIFYING GUN FO R A PHYSICS PROJECT DX- PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2007	Age: 20 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 SHOT SELF IN PALM OF L HAND W/PELLET GUN 3 HRS AGO. DX. FB L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 20 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 SUST LAC TO HAND WHEN BB GUN ACCIDENTALLY WENT OFF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	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: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
ACC SHOT SELF INTO HAND C BB GUN, PELLETS LODGED IN , NOW C HAND PAIN/S WELLING >> FBR/PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 21 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
PATIENT SHOT HAND WITH BB GUN AND DX WITH FB IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2007	Age: 24 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
BB GUN SHOT TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 17 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
PT SHOT SELF IN LT HAND WITH A BB GUN DX: FB LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	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
DX LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY: SHOT IN LEFT HAND WITH BB GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2007	Age: 21 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: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN (R) HAND WITH A BB GUN PT LEFT WITH BB STILL R ETAINED IN THUMB
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/25/2007	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, BBs or pellets
PT ACCID SHOT SELF IN HAND W/BB GUN 5 DAYS AGO. DX: BB GSW TO R HAND/PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	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
BB TO HAND FB TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2007	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 WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN LEFT HAND WITH BB GUN. STATES HAS BB EMBEDD ED IN HAND. DX=FB LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
PT PLAYING WITH BB GUN WHEN SHOT SELF IN HAND. D: PUNCTURE WOUND,HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Treehouses or playhouses
SATURDAY PLAYING PAINTBALL, FELL OUT OF TREE HOUSE W/PAINT GUN IN HAND. DX. FX #5 METACARPAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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