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Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 50+ years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 573
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:146Face:141
Lower Leg:69Upper Trunk:62
Lower Trunk:62Hand:62
Eyeball:15Upper Leg:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/27/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
65 YOM PT SHOT SELF IN L INDEX FINGER WITH C02 PELLET GUN. GSW L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
54 YOM SHOT IN R EYE W/PAINT BALL DX: CORNEAL ABRASION, FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
52 YO WF HIT BRIDGE OF NOSE WITH SCOPE OF GUN WHILE HUNTING LACERATION BRIDGE OF NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2009Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
68YOM OUT HUNTING WAS SHOT IN FACE WITH BB'S FROM A GUN...G.S.W.TO FAC E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
60 Y O F WALKING DOWN *** ROAD TEENAGERS SHOOTING A BB GUN FELLPT EXAM NO PUNCTURE WOUNDS STRAIN ABDOMEN WALL STRAINLUMBOSACRAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
GUN FELL OFF SHELF - ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGED - HIT RIGHT LOWER LEG. FOR EIGN BODIES, (PELLETS) RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT WAS SHOOTING A BB GUN & A BB WENT INTO FINGER AT HOME DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2009Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
80YOM SHOOTING AT A SQUIRREL WITH BB HAND GUN,BB RECOCHETED STRIKING LT HAND;FB REMOVAL HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN R THIGH W/PELLET GUN DX: FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT SHOT WITH BB GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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