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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,783
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN A BB FELL INTO HER EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| 22 YO SHOT IN EYE BY BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/29/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| @ SHOOTING RANGE 5 DAYS AGO FRIEND FIRED A BB GUN @ CLOSE RANGE HIT, FACE DX FB TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2004 | Age: 18 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 SHOT SELF IN THUMB WITH BB GUN C/O PAIN LEFT FINGER FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT INDEX FINGER ACCIDENTLY WITH A BB GUN BB RE TAINED IN FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| SHOT IN LEFT EYE WITH BB FB LEFT EYE-SENT TO OPTHALMOLOGY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 17 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 WAS PLAYING WITH BB GUN EARLIER IN THE DAY AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT INH AND. D:FOREIGN BODY, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PTGOT SHOT TO THE KNEE ACCIDENTLY BY BB GUNS/PELLETS, SUSTAINED " RT FB, BB GUNS PELLETS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT IN R THIGH W/ A PELLET GUN BY BROTHER DX ABR/ CONTU R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2004 | Age: 19 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN FACE BY FRIEND WITH A BB GUN, FB RETAINED IN FACE , FB FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT HAS A BB IN L EAR WAS NOT SHOT AT HER DX F B TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS SHOT IN THE F.HEAD WITH BB GUN, WAS +ETOH INTOXICATED, THE PELLE TS CAN BE SEEN IN THE FHEAD"FOREHEAD PUNCTURE WOUND DUE TO BB GUN SHOT" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2004 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTLY SHOT BB GUN INTO HAND ON MONDAY DX FB TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT WITH BB GUN BY UNKNOWN PERSON DX: FB RT UPPER ARM ( BB) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2004 | Age: 19 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 SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH A BEBE FROM A BEBE GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT WAS SHOT WITH BB GUNS WHILE RIDING HIS BICYCLE, SUSTAINED " FOREIGN BODY, BB GUN'S PELLETS, UPPER LIP" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PAIN IN LEFT HAND AFTER PATIENT WAS SHOT IN HAND WITH A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 17 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 |
| B B IN HAND X 1 YEAR ACUTE PAIN 2NDARY TO F B HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT C/O PELLET TO HEAD, NO DETAILS DX PELLET TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN A BB PELET FIRED FROM A GUN HIT HIS EYE CAUSING A HYPOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/27/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT A PELLET UP NOSE, DIDN'T KNOW GUN WAS LOADED - ADMITS TO BEING INTOXICATED DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| A FRIEND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HER WITH PELLET GUN TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2004 | Age: 24 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AT HOME AND ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEF T HAND WITH THE GUN BB RETAINED FOREIGN BODY HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT WITH BB GUN; FB KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT HAS BB IN HAND. NO OTHER DETAILS. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/01/2004 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT SHOT HIMSELF ACCIDENTALLY WITH A BB GUN AT HOME X2 DAYS AGO. D: FO REIGN BODY LEFT HAND - ABSCESS, CELLULITIS L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | Age: 21 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT ACCIDENTALLY BY FRIEND IN HAND BY BB GUN BB IN HAND FB REMOVED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH AN AIR SOFT BB GUN ABRASION TO EYE BB HIT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 16 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 |
| SHOT IN HAND W/BB GUN DX: PELLET WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| REMOVAL F.O. L BACK - HIT WITH A BB WHEN STANDING OUTSIDE HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2004 | 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ? SHOT WITH BB GUN AND BB WHILE TARGET SHOOTING WITH FRIEND BB STUCK IN SCALP FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PUNCTURE WOUND - 21 YOM AND A FRIEND WERE HORSING AROUND WITH A PELLET GUN AND PT WAS SHOT IN HIS LEFT HAND, ACCIDENTAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN PALM WITH BB FROM BB GUN 3 DAYS AGO. UNABLE TO MOVE FINGERS. D: FOREIGN BODY, CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT BY BB GUN FROM 30-40 FT AWAY BB WENT IN NOSE PT COULD NOT GET OUT DX FB TO NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 18 YEAR OLD MALE, BB IN LEFT MIDDLE FINGER - SHOT SELF IN HAND FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PLAYING WITH BB GUN WITH FRIEND WHEN HE SHOT HIM IN FACE;SOFT TISSUE IN J NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2004 | Age: 20 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 |
| PT WAS SHOOTING PELLET GUN HAS 2 PELLETS IN RT THIGH PT WAS PLAYING WIT H FRIENDS PELLET GUN FB RT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| MISSFIRE OF PELLET GUN FROM 3 FT AWAY HITTING LEFT SHIN WITH PELLETS UN KNOWN IF PELLET CAME OUT FB REMOVAL LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT DX GSW RT EYE PELLETS FRAGMENT - S/P GSW TO RT EYE,NO COOPORATION BUT ALERT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2004 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 19 YOM CHECKING PRESSURE ON BB GUN AND SHOT W/ LEFT INDEX FINGER W/ TIP BARREL-DX BB PELLET LODGED TIP OF INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2004 | Age: 16 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 |
| PT LOADING "*** COPPERHEAD AIR GUN" WITH CO2 CYLINDER WHEN GUN FIRED. S USTAINED PELLET IN HAND. D: BB PELLET INTO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2004 | Age: 20 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 SHOT ABOVE L EYE, HAS BEEN THERE FOR 2 YEARS DX: REMOVALSOFT TISSUE FB/BB IN EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| BB SHOT TO R INDEX FINGER DX: FB R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 22 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| 22 YO M WOUNDED WITH A PELLET GUN FOREIGN BODY TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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