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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 639
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2007 | 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT SHOT HIMSELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN AT HOME YESTERDAY, PUNCTURE WO UND TO HAND WITH BB IN MIDPORTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2007 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN THE LEFT HAND WITH A BBN GUN BB RETAINED IN HAND FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 14 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT PLAYING WITH A FRIEND AT HOME AND HE GRABBED THE BARREL OF A PUMPED UP PELLET GUN AND IT SHOT IN HAND PELLET RETAINED FB HAND |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS HOLDING A BB GUN AND IT WENT OFF IN HAND/ DX FOREIGN BODY IN LEF T HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN THE LEFT HAND WITH A BB GUN FB HAND BB RETAI NED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS LOADING A BB GUN AND SHOT SELF IN THE LEFT HAND BB REATINED IN H AND FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN L HAND WITH BB FROM BB GUN - FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT HANDLING BB GUN, GUN WENT OFF, BB LODGED IN PALM OF L HAND - PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| C/O BB IN PALM OF L HAND, WORKING BB GUN, GUN GOT STUCK, BB TO HAND, DX; FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT HAS FOREIGN BODY (BB) IN PALM OF R HAND,PT REPORTS PULLING TRIGGER ACCIDENTALLY, POLICE NOTIFIED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HAND WITH A BB GUN HAS BB IN HAND DX// FB LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT SUST BB TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PELLET IN L HAND X3 WEEKS DX: SOFT TISSUE INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT STS WAS SHOT IN R PALM WITH BB GUNS,SMALL RES PUNCTURE WOUND, DX BB IN LEFT PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT PLAYING WITH A BB GUN THREE DAYS AGO WHEN A FRIEND SHOT HIM IN THE L EFT HAND BB RETAINED FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT PLAYING WITH A FRIEND WHO ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIM WITH A BB GUN IN THE R IGHT HAND BB RETAINED FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| SHOT IN HAND WITH BB GUN AT GRANDADS HOUSE FB LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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