14YOM REPORTS THAT HE WAS SETTING OFF FIREWORKS WITH HIS COUSIN WHEN HE FELT A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LEFT CHEST AND NOTICED BLOOD. HE IS UNSURE OF HOW IT HAPPENED BUT THINKS IT WAS SHRAPNEL FROM THE FIREWORKS. HOWEVER, XRAY REVEALS LEAD PELLET FROM AN AIR GUN. PT DOES NOT THINK ANYONE WAS TRYING TO SHOOT HIM OR HAD A GUN. OK TO DISCHARGE WITH OUTPATIENT FOLLOW UP PLAN. DX: PENETRATING WOUND TO CHEST
Date: 7/4/2025
Category: other / not elsewhere classified
Product: GAS, AIR OR SPRING-OPERATED GUNS
Products involved: FIREWORKS; GAS, AIR OR SPRING-OPERATED GUNS
Diagnosis: Puncture
Body part: Upper Trunk
Location: Other Public Property