Accidents - Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns - 6-15 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 111
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	70	Ear:	20
Eyeball:	15	Hand:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/17/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns
PATIENT HIT ON EAR WITH PLASTIC CAP GUN WHILE PLAYING; EAR LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns
BURNED HAND ON "CAP GUN". DX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns
BROTHER SHOT A CAP GUN INTO PT'S EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns
DX CORNEAL ABRASION: HIT SELF IN EYE WITH CAP GUN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns
BURNS FNGERS WHEN GUN CAPS EXPLODED IN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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