Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,189
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	25
Year 1998:	132
Year 1999:	129
Year 2000:	138
Year 2001:	67
Year 2002:	328
Year 2003:	311
Year 2004:	156
Year 2005:	150
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	85
Year 2008:	199
Year 2009:	226
Year 2010:	220

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/07/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
CELLULITIS R FOREARM: 16YOM ON SUNDAY PLAYING PAINTBALL, STRUCK BY PAINTBALL IN R FOREARM THIS AM, AREA WHERE HIT WAS RED & SWOLLEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
19YOF, ACC GOT SHOT IN THE ARM WITH BB GUN BY KIDS WHERE PLAYING @THE P ARK>>PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
25 YO M BB ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN ARM . DX FB ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
18 Y/O/F HAS A BB IN ARM FOR 1 YEAR NEVER HAD IT CHECKED OUT DX/ FB L ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
17 YOM SHOT SELF IN ARM WITH 22 MAGNUM AND FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
BB OR F.B. LT FOREARM, REMOVED: 16YOM WALKING DOWN A ROAD @ HOME WHEN FRIEND SHOT HIM IN L FOREARM WITH BB GUN, PAIN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT HAS BB STUCK IN ARM AFTER BEING SHOT = NOT STATED HOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
CONTACT DERMATITIS: OUT IN THE WOODS 4-5 DAYS AGO SHOOTING A BB GUN RASH BOTH UPPER EXTREMITIES, BACK, LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PATIENT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN WHILE SHOOTING RATS IN ATTIC DX; FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
DX R FORARM RETAINED FB: SHOT SELF ACC IN DISTAL FOREARM THIS A.M. W/BB RIFLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
FOREARM FB-SHOT W/A BB GUN IN THE ARM-NO DETAILS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
7 DAYS AGO PT WAS HIT WITH A PELLET GUN TO LEFT ARM MULTIPLE TIMES. WHILE PLAYING WITH FREINDS. DX CELLULITS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT HAD BB PELLET IN ARM FROM A BB GUN, FOREIGN BODY IN LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
GSW RT FOREAR.PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
FOREIGN BODY FOREARM - 17 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH BB GUN WOUND - SHOT BY FRIEND WHEN BIRD HUNTING - BB ENTRANCE WOUND MID FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
GSW - 21 YOF ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY 3 Y/O WITH A BB GUN, PELLET LODGED RI GHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
16YMC PATIENT AND FRIEND PLAYING AROUND WITH A CO2 BB GUN AND BB RICHOCHETED OFF SILO AND WENT INTO FOREARM/FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT WAS SHOT BY BB GUN IN THE ARM - BB STUCK IN ARM - ID NOT INDICATE AS SAULT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
16 YOM STRUCK L FOREARM BY A BB GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
FOREIGN BODY L FOREARM, SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN WHILE PLAYING AROUND AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
GSW RIGHT FOREARM. ONE OF PT'S FRIENDS SHOT PT IN ARM WITH A BB GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT "I GOT SHOT WITH A BB GUN" - SHOT TO LT FOREARM WITH A PISTOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE RIGHT FOREARM WITH A BB GUN BB EMBEDDED IN AR M FOREIGN BODY ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PATIENT WAS SHOT IN THE LEFT FOREARM WITH A BB GUN ACCIDENTALLY. DX-BB GUNSHOT WOUND LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PUNCTURE WOUND W/ FB RETAINED IN FOREARM-ACCIDENTLY SHOT W/A BB GUN-@ H OME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
BB IN L ARM, SHOT DX: BB WOUND L FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
P.W. R FOREARM/20YOM SHOT IN FOREARM AT 5AM WHILE FOOLING AROUND WITH A PELLET GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
HX OF BEING SHOT WITH A PELLET TYPE GUN DX: FB RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH A BB GUN IN THE FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT DX GSW LT ARM - FROM BB GUN EARLIER TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH PELLET GUN BY LITTLE BROTHER DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT FELL PLAYING PAINTBALL; FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
LT PROXIMAL RADIUS FX-INJURED WHILE DIVING OVER A BUNKER WHILE AT PAINTBALL FIELD-PLAYING PAINTBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PLAYING WITH POTATO GUN-LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PATIENT AND FRIEND PLAYING WITH PELLET GUN WHEN FRIEND DISCHARGED IT AT POINT BLANK RANGE HITTING PATIENT'S FOREARM.D:GSW, FOREARM; FOR.BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
FOREIGN BODY FOREARM - WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT WITH A BB GUN LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
RT ARM ABRASION- ACCIDENTLY SHOT WITH A BB GUN REFUSES TO GIVE ANY DETA ILS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT SELF WHILE CLEANING GUN DX: GUN PELLET IN RIGHT FOREARM MUSCLE (UNABLE TO REMOVE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2000	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2000	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/1999	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/1999	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/1999	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/1998	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/1998	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/1998	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/1998	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/1997	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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