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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 28
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Pressurized containers, Gun powder or ammunition |
| EXPERIMENTING W/GUNPOWDER AND CO2 CANNISTER , SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED IN HAND AT HOME,MAY HAVE BEEN MAKING BOMBS; 1/2/3RD FINGER AMPUTATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pressurized containers |
| PT CUT HER LT. THUMB ON LID TO TENNIS BALL CAN, BLEEDING DX: LT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pressurized containers |
| CRUSH INJURY ON HELIUM TANK L 3/4 FINGERS DX: OPEN FX L 3/4 FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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