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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 576
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 11 YOM SHOT WITH BB GUN BY BROTHER IN TEMPORAL AREA OF HEAD. DX- HEAD INJURY, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 13YOM, WAS PLAYING WITH A HAND PUMP PELLET GUN&ACC SHOT IN THE HEAD, FD DOWN ON THE FLOOR BY MOM CONFUSED>>SKULL FX/IPB/GSW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 6YOM-HEAD LAC-GOT HIT W/A PAINT GUN-LWOT-NO DETAILS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 19 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT SHOT BB GUN AND IT RICKOCHETED OFF SOMETHING C AME BACK AND HIT HIT ON HEAD. DX; FOREIGN BODY TO HEAD, BB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| CHI.19YOF WAS DOING ROTC EXERCISES WITH RIFLE AND IT HIT HER HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 10YOM WAS PAINT BALLING WITH FRIENDS, HAD HELMET ON AND HIT ON SIDE OF NECK BY A PAINTBALL, NOW HAS HEADACHE; HEADACHE |
| 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: 09/29/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 16 YOM FOOLING AROUND; SHOT W/ BB RIFLE IN HEAD,CHEST,LT HAND DX##: BB GUN WOUNDS/FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 14 YOM DX LACERATION BACK OF HEAD - S/P PT WAS SHOT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 07/24/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 11YOM SHOT IN THE HEAD WITH A BB GUN BB STILL RETAINED IN SCALP FB SCAL P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 17YOM WAS BORED SO SHOT SELF IN HEAD IWTH *** GUN, DIDN'T INTEND TOSHOT IN HEAD, DIDN'T THINK IT WAS LOADED DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 38YOM GOT SHOT IN HEAD WITH B.B. WHILE DRIVING CAR DX: PUNC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 24 YOM GUN SHOT WOUND WITH PELLET TO HEAD GUN SHOT WOUND TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/16/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 14YOM PT HAS BB LODGED IN BACK OF SCALP FROM BEING SHOT IN HEAD OVER 6 MOS AGO W/ BB GUN. HIT IN AREA TODAY, BB CAUSED SOME PAIN. DX FB SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 17 YO M BB GUN SHOT TO HEAD HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 22 YOF WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT W/BB GUN. DX HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 11YOM PT PLAYING PAINT BALL 2 DAYS AGO. HIT IN BACK OF HEAD W/ A PAINT BALL. UNK HELMET. NO LOC. HAVING HEADACHES SINCE. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 15 YOM WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD WITH BB'S FROM A BB GUN/ FOREIGN BODY TO HE AD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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