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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,370
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| GSW TO FOOT W/BB PELLET, FOOT BEGAN TO SWELL. DX. FX R 4TH TOE, FB R F OOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT HAS BB PELLET IN FOREHEAD AFTER RICOCHET. NO OTHER DETAILS. D: FOREIGN BODY, FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT INVOLVED IN BBGUN ACCIDENT 8 YRS AGO. C/O HEADACHE PAIN. BB NEVER REMOVED. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 20 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| 20 YOM SHOT BY BB GUN BB IN CHEST F'BODY CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| DIRECT BLOW TO EYE ; PT WAS HIT IN EYE WITH BB AN HOUR AGO. D: HYPHEM A / FOREIGN BODY SCLERAE AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| BB ROLLED FROM PATIENT'S HAND TO EAR WHILE HE WAS RECLINING. D:FOREIGN BODY, EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THIGH WITH A BB GUN DX: F.B. L THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER HAS BB IN IT FROM CO2 PISTOL, NO DETAILS GIVEN ON HOW ACCIDENT OCCURED DX: FOREIGN BODY IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| INJURY TO LEFT 2ND DIGIT WHILE GETTING A BB OUT OF GUN. DX: LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT HAND: ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WHILE TRYING TO RELEASE COCKED HAMMER OF BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT A BB INTO HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 19 Y/O M WITH BB PELLET IN R THIGH WHEN SHOT BY ACCIDENT WITH BB GUN AT FRIENDS HOUSE.DX; BB PELLET R THIGH REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT HIT IN EYE WITH RUBBER PELLET SHOT RUBBER PELLET GUN RICHOCHETED OFF WALL INTO EYE NO EYE PROTECTION, ACUTE R EYE INJURY SCLERA ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT SELF PLAYING WITH BB GUN;FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT. WAS SHOT IN HAND WITH A PELLET GUN ( NS HOW IT HAPPENED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| 18 YO M GSW TO FOREHEAD W/PELLET GUN LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| BREAKING PELLETS W/HEEL SUN. RT FOOT PAIN. FX ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 17 YR OLD MALE WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE THIGH WITH A PELLET GUN. FRIEND WAS CARRYING GUN DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS LOADED AND IT WENT OFF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT WITH A PELLET GUN IN THE RIGHT BUTTOCKS BY HIS SON ACCIDENTLY P UNCTURE WOUND BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ON FRIDAY, PATIENT LOOKING AT BB GUN WHEN IT ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARED. SE EN IN OPTHO CLINIC & TOLD TO COME TO ER. D:BB IN EYE. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SUST FOREIGN BODY (BB) TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT L HAND WITH A BB GUN WHILE PLAYING AROUND. BB WOUND L HAND $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| DAD ACCIDENTALLY SHOT CHILD WITH HIS BB GUN. BB PELLET LODGED IN RIGHT FOOT. DX: FOREIGN BODY (BB PELLET), RIGHT HEEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Cookware |
| GOT HIT IN FACE WITH B.B THAT RICHACETED OFF SKILLET DX: PUNCTURE TO FA CE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT HAND, FOREIGN BODY L HAND 3RD DIGIT BB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT IN LEFT EYE WITH BB GUN. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND, LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| BB PELLET STUCK IN HAND DX: F.B. REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB L THIGH/17YOWM SHOT A BB TOWARDS A BIRD.BB HIT OLD TIRE, RICHOCHED B ACK & IMBEDDED IN HIS L ANTERO-LATERAL THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINEDI N THE FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| 17 Y.O. W MALE W/GSW TO FACE. PT STS HE WAS SHOT W/PELLET RIFLE. E9229 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Ceilings and walls |
| HIT ON THE L KNEE BY A BB PELLET THAT BOUNCED OF A WALL.F.B. L KNEE $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 17 Y/O M INJURED L FLANK WHEN ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH PELLET FROM PEL LET GUN AT HOME. DX; PELLET WOUND FLANK, REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT WAS LYING IN BED WITH A PELLET GUN, BULLET BOUNCED OFF WALLHITT ING PATIENT IN THE BUTTOCKS. DX-FOREIGN BODY BUTTOCKS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB STUCK IN HEAD WHEN SHOT BY BB GUN. NOT STATED HOW IT HAPPENED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| REACHED UP INTO CLOSED AND GRABBED BB GUN BARREL AND IT WENT OFF WITHBB GOING INTO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | 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: BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS ASLEEP WHEN HIS FRIEND CAME INTO THE ROOM W BB GUN WAS GOOFING O FF AND GUN WENT OFF W BB HITTING PTS L 4ARM DX BB FB REMOVAL L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN IN HAND. NONWORK. PUNCTURE WOUND HAND WITH RETAINED BB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| BB SHOT INTO HAND 5 YEARS AGO, NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 5 DAYS AGO, SON SQUEEZ ED HAND, BB MOVED UP, REDNESS SINCE, FB HAND REMOVAL, CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| SHOT IN EYE WITH BB FB RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| BB STUCK IN EYEBROW DX: F.B. REMOVED/ EYEBROW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS UNLOADING BB GUN WHEN GUN WENT OFF - BB RICHOCHETTED OFF THE FL OOR AND HIT PT ON FRONT TOOTH. D: CHIPPED TOOTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT HAND WITH A PELLET GUN PELLET EM BEDDED IN LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | 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: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT HAS LUMP IN NECK. STATES PELLET GUNSHOT WOUND. NO OTHER DETAILS ARE NOTED. D: GSW NECK, WITH FOREIGN BODY RETAINED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FOREIGN BODY KNEE - WAS WALKING DOG IN THE WOODS AND WAS ACCIDENTLY SHO T IN THE RIGHT KNEE WITH A BB GUN, BB LODGED IN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT CAME TO ER TODAY AT 9:30PM ACCIDENTALLY SHOT OFF S PELLET GUN TO HE RLT BREAST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT STATES WAS HOLDING BB GUN IT FELL HE WENT TO CATCH IT AND IT WENTOFF BB STRUCK HIM IN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| BB GUN PELLET IN THIGH DX: F.B. REMOVED R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Metal containers |
| GSW-PT C/O HIT W/PELLET GUN LT MIDDLE FINGER-WAS HOLDING CAN DX: FB REM OVAL LT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS CLEANING GUN AND IT WENT OFF, AUCTE L 2ND DIGIT FOREIGN BODY BB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| EXCISION FOREIGN OBJECT R 5TH DIGIT - BB STRUCK R LITTLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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