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Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 16-25 years old - Year 2009 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 83
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/08/2009Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SHOT BY PELLET GUN IN (R) UPPER THIGH, UNABLE TO REMOVE PELLET, HAS PAIN @ HOME DX;# GSW (R) THIGH (P.P.D. IN TO TALK TO PT)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2009Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
FB RT THIGH.PT WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT BY FRIEND WITH A BB GUN AND BB IN TH IGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2009Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
GSW THIGH W/ SHOTGUN
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 02/01/2009Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
17 Y/O ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN, BB STILL IN THIGH. DX-FOREIGN BODY THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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