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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 160
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| GOING TO CLEAN GUN PUT FINGER OVER END PULLED TRIGGER AND GUN WAS LOADED DX: AMPUTATION DISTAL LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A PELLET PISTOL AIR GUN AT HOME AT 1145. DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT INDEX FINGER, PELLET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT HERSELF IN THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A BB GUN BB LO DGED IN THE FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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