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Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 26-50 years old - Year 2007 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 664
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Date: 11/23/2007Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT SELF WITH BB GUNN, ACCIDENTLY, DX; GUN SHOT WOUND L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2007Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HER HAND WITH A PELLET GUN ON THE METACAR- PAL AREA, PALMAR SURFACE OF THE HAND. DX-RT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2007Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT PUMPING UP A PELLET GUN AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND IN THE PUMP SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2007Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT C/O SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN (NOT STATED AS INTENTIONAL). DX PUNCTURE WOUND LFT PALM BB FB LFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2007Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT WAS CHECKING HIS PELLET GUN AND ACCID SHOT SELF IN HAND. DX: L HAND PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2007Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT PLAYING WITH BB GUN 4 DAYS AGO. THOUGHT IT WASN'T LOADED, PULLED TRI GGER & SHOT SELF IN HAND. PAINFUL, SWOLLEN. D:FOREIGN BODY, HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2007Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT WAS DRUNK AND SHOT SELF IN THE RIGHT HAND WITH A BB GUN FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2007Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH HER BOYFRIENDS BB GUN AND ENDED UP SHOOTING 2 PELLETS INTO THE PALM OF HER HAND. DX-FOREIGN BODY TO RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2007Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WITH AIR GUN, TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2007Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS PUMPING A PELLET GUN AND RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN THE PUMPING ME CHANISM LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2007Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
27 Y/O F INJURED R HAND WHEN ACCIDENTLY HIT BY PAINT BALL FROM PAINT BA LL GUN. DX; R HAND CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2007Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT SHOT HIMSELF WITH A BB GUN DX: FB LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2007Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WITH CO 2 COMPRESSED BB GUN DX: GSW TO HAND RE MOVAL OF METALLIC FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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