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Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 50+ years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 439
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:131Hand:74
Head:71Lower Trunk:71
Eyeball:44Lower Arm:14
Upper Leg:14Mouth:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/17/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN HAS BB IN HAND DX// LEFT HAND FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT AIR GUN WENT OFF WHILE CLEANING AND INJURED PTS HAND DX// OPEN FX AND LAC LEFT 2ND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2008Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PW TO HAND WHEN A BB GUN FIRED IN HER HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
GSW TO THIGH-SHOT W/ BB GUN @ HOME IN THE STREET-NO DETAILS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
FOREARM & LEG FB'S-SHOT SELF WHILE SHOOTING @ A BIRD W/A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS USING AND AIR PUMP RIFLE, GOT THUMB PINCED BETWON THE COCK-UP AND THE RIFLE CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SUST CONT TO LIP WHEN SHOT WITH BB GUN#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS CAMPING AND WAS HIT BY A RANDOMLY SHOT PAINTBALL YESTERDAY. DX: TRAUMATIC ANTERIOR LENS DISLOCATION, VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PATIENT HURT WHEN HE WAS SHOOTING HIS BB GUN AND BB BOUNCED OFF TREE IN TO PT. DX: GSW =BB PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2008Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR AND WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH BB PISTOL S AT HOME A BB RICOCHETED OFF A TARGET HIT IN LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT FELL ON PELLET GUN AND INJURED HEAD. DX: CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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