Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 16-25 years old - Year 2008 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 889
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/2008	Age: 21 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
L THUMB SHOT W/BB GUN, MISFIRED WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON IT BB STILL IN THUMB DX: FB AMA
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SPRAIN L #5 FINGER WHEN HIS PELLET GUN WENT OFF AND WASNT SUPPOSED TO. HAMMER PINCHED HAND#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 20 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
F/B IN FINGER. WHILE PLYAING W BIBI GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WITH PW TO FINGER FROM BB GUN SHOT ACCIDENTALLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 24 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
PT'S RELATIVE ACCID SHOT HIM W/LEAD PELLET GUN. DX: R THUMB FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 17 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
PT SHOT SELF ACCIDENTALLY IN MIDDLE FINGER, LT HAND W/BB GUN. SKIN BROK EN; BB NOT IN FINGER. DX: BB GUN WOUND,LT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
16Y/O,M,UNLOADING BB GUN, SHOT SELF IN FINGER, BB GUN WOUND AND TUFT FX L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT PINCHED HAND IN METAL AIR GUN RESULTING IN A LAC TO THE LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	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
PELLET GUN MISFIRED AND PT WAS SHOT WHILE DOING TARGET PRACTICE. DX: R SMALL FINGER LAC, RETAINED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
PT SHOT HIMSELF W/BB GUN ABOUT 2 PM. FB R 3RD FINGER. SMALL WOUND TO R HAND 3RD DIGIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 19 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
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FB. PT HAD A BB STUCK IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 24 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 SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH BB GUN DX: FB INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
LACERATION FROM PELLET GUN OPEN FRACTURE DISTAL PHALYNX INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
21Y/O,M,AIR GUN DROPPED & HIT FINGER, CONTUSION L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2008	Age: 16 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, BBs or pellets
SHOT BB GUN AND BB RICOCHETED INTO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS HIT WITH A BB GUN 2 DAYS AGO IN THE PARK .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT PLAYING WITH PELLET GUN-SMASHED HAND BETWEEN BOLT AND GUN-LEFT THUMB AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	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
PT SHOT SELF IN THUMB W/BB GUN. DX: R THUMB FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2008	Age: 22 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
PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT FINGER WITH A BB GUN DX// FB LEFT 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
DX FB L MIDDLE FINGER-REMOVED: SHOT IN PALM OF HAND WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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