Accidents - Other guns or firearms - Year 2007 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 20
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	5
26-50 years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/22/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Other guns or firearms, Ceilings and walls
GSW TO UPPER ARM, DRIVEBY SHOTGUN BLAST THROUGH WALL IN HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Other guns or firearms, Bedspreads, throws or comforters
PT WOKE UP AND FLIPPED COVERS OFF CAUSING 9MM GUN TO DISCHARGE. DX: GSW L UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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