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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 417
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 4YOM, PLACED A RED BB GUN PELLET INTO EAR, PARENT NOT ABLE TO REMOVE >>FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 4 YOM SHOT SELF IN FOREHEAD W/BB GUN ACCIDENTALLY DX: FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2010 | Age: 3 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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 3YOM PLAYING OUTSIDE W/ BROTHER WHEN HE ACCID SHOT PT IN L EYE W/ BB. U NK RANGE. REDNESS, TEARING. DX L CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 4 Y MALE ACCIENTLY SHOT IN THE HEAD WITH A BB GUN DX: GUN SHOT PELLET TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/09/2010 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 15MOM; PT SWALLOWED PAINT BALL; NO S/S FROM INGESTED OBJECT, DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 20 MO F SHOT IN EYE WITH BB GUN AT CLOSE RANGE;DX HEMORRHAGE EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/25/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CONTUSION HEAD - 2 YO FEMALE HAD A PAINTBALL GUN POSITIONED ON CURTAIN ROD FALL FROM HEIGHT OF 7' ONTO HEAD WHEN CHILD PULLED ON CURTAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 4 YR M SHOT IN EYE WITH *** GUN BY ANOTHER CHILD FROM A FEW FEET SW AY;DX EYEBALL SUBCONJUCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 3 YOF WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN LEFT UPPER ARM WITH BB GUN BY BROTHER. DX-FOREIGN BODY ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 2YO W/M PLAYING ON PLAYGROUND SHOT IN R KNEE WITH BB GUN, DX PUNCTURE W OUND R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 5 YR M SHOT A BB GUN TO THE GROUND AND IT REBOUNDED INTO NOSE;DX ABRASI ON/TRAUMA TO INTRANASAL AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 5YOWM PT AT FRIEND'S HOUSE SHOOTING BOTTLES W/A BB GUN, BB RICHOCHETED OFF BOTTLE AND STRUCK HIM IN L CHEEK. DX. FB L CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 4YOF WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN LEG WITH *** GUNDX: LEG CONTUSION DX: LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 5YOF WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN BACK OF NECK WITH A BB GUN, SHOT BY NEIGHBOR CHILD, DIDN'T BREAK THE SKIN. DX; SUPREFICIAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 3YOM FIRED A SPRING-LOADED PLASTIC PELLET GUN AT HIS EYE, AT HOME DX; BLUNT EYE TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 2 YR M LACERATED AND FRACTURED FINGER ON LEVER OF BB GUN;DX FRACTURED F INGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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