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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 552
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 8YOM WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN LT THUMB, BY BROTHER, 3 DAYS AGO, BROTHER WAS PLAYING WITH LOADED BB GUN- HAD RUSTY BB'S IN IT. DX; CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| L THUMB HAS HAD BB LODGED IN IT FOR 2 MONTHS DX: FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| HAS A BB IN RT MIDDLE FINGERR, TRIED TO REMOVE IT WITH *** KNIFE/ FBRT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT SELF IN FINGER BY ACCIDENT WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT BB INTO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH BB GUN;DX FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PUTTING PELLET IN GUN, LEVER SNAPPED BACK AND CAUGHT FINGER. DX THUMB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT SHOT HIMSELF IN FINGER WITH BB GUN LAST NIGHT, CONTINUED TO HAV E PAIN WITH INCREASED SWELLING; FINGER FX. W/FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FB LEFT INDEX FINGER-BB.PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH A BB GUN IN FINGE R. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT PLAYING AROUND WITH A BB GUN THAT MISFIRED AND BB WENT INTO LEFT IND EX FINGER FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2009 | Age: 5 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS ACCID SHOT IN THE R HAND YEST BY A 12 YO FRIEND W/ A BB GUN. HAS BB LODGED IN HIS R MIDDLE FINGER. DX R MIDDLE FINGER FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT HANGING OUT W/FRIENDS AND DRINKING ALCOHOL WHEN SHOT 4X W/BB GUN, NO W W/BB LODGED IN THUMB, FB REMOVED IN ED; FOREIGN BODY THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH BB GUN AND SHOT SELF IN THE FINGER. D: GUNSHOT WO UND TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FB FINGER/ ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 15 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: BBs or pellets |
| FINGER INJURY FROM BB GUN PELLET. DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL RIGHT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FOREIGN BODY FINGER - 22 YO MALE WAS SHOT IN RT 5TH FINGER BY BB GUN - WAS HOLDING BEER CAN TARGET FOR FRIEND - BB IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2009 | 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 24 YOM SLAMMED HAND ON BB GUN AND GOT BB IN FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| LOADING A PELLET GUN AND WENT OFF STRIKING THUMB. DX THUMB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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