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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 507
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PLAYING IN BASEMENT AT AUNT'S HOUSE, CHILDREN PLAYING WITH BB GUNS, GUN SHOT, BB RICOCHETED OFF WALL HITTING PT IN BACK; FB IN SOFT TISSUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT BB GUN AND BB RICOCHETED AND HIT HIM IN CHEST;DX FOREIGN BODY TRUN K |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB GUN WOUND TO CHEST. DX PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT WITH BB R CHEST YESTERDAY - AIM WAS FM SIDE. PT FEEL BB UNDER SKIN 3 CM FM ENTRANCE WOUND. BB - SOFT TISSUE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PUNCTURE BACK- BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| CONTUS CHEST, AIR GUN FELL AND BB RICOCHETED OFF FLOOR AND HIT PT IN CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT PLAYING AROUBND WITH A PELLET GUN AND SHOT IN THE CHEST PELLET RETAI NED IN THE SKIN FB CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT W/BB GUN ON SAT.MAY 31 IN UPPER BACK "MESSING AROUND W/FRIENDS" BB REMOVED RT SHOULDER BLADE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| GSW TO CHEST - PELLET GUN ADMITTED TO ICU |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| GSW TO CHEST FROM BB GUN STABLE AT D/C |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 28 Y/O M INJURED R SIDE OF CHEST WHEN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WITH PELLE T GUN AT HOME. DX; FOREIGN BODY R CHEST, PELLET GUN WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| BACK CT-SHOT W/ PELLET GUN-INTENT NOT OBVIOUS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS HIT IN CHEST W/PAINTBALL FROM PAINTBALL GUN AT PARK. DX: BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT WITH BB GUN DX:FB BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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