Accidents - BBs or pellets - 16-25 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,188
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	569	Face:	239
Eyeball:	189	Lower Leg:	175
Finger:	171	Upper Leg:	158
Ear:	131	Upper Arm:	95
Toe:	95	Foot:	86
Neck:	86	Head:	80
Knee:	59	Ankle:	21
Lower Trunk:	21	Lower Arm:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2006	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: Toe		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
23 YO M FORIEGN BODY AND HEMATOMA TO 4TH TOE . BB IN TOE X 6 DAYS PT AFRAID BB IS MOVING*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT AND FRIEND "GOOFING" AROUND WITH BB GUN, DIDN'T KNOW BB IN GUN, FRIEND SHOT PT IN EYE FROM 3 FT, LOSS OF VISION; TRAUMATIC IRITIS, ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
GSW-SHOT IN ARM W/BB, NAUSEA EVERY MEAL SINCE GSW, FB FOREARM, WAS SHOO TING BB GUN @ FENCE & BB CAME BACK & HIT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2006	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
PATIENT WITH FRIEND PLAYING WITH BB GUNS, FRIEND'S BB GUN FIRED IN CLOS E RANGE OF PATIENT, BB PALPATED AT ENTRANCE WOUND; BB GUN SHOT W/FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2006	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
BB PELLET IN HAND. DX- FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	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: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT ABOVE EYE WITH BB OF BB GUN ABRASION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets
DX: BULLET GRAZED R ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
C/O FB, (BB) IN L EAR, PT STATES IT ROLLED IN EAR WHILE PT SLEEPING, DX FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 20 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
SELF INFLICTED BB GUN WOUND TO HAND LAST NIGHT WHILE DRINKING. DX; FB REMOVAL HAND, BB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2006	Age: 20 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 ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH A CO2 CARTRIDGE BB GUN IN THE LEFT HAND BB RETAINED FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
GOT SHOT BY FRIEND WITH PELLET FROM PELLET GUN DX: PUNC TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets
WAS OUT HUNTING AND WAS SHOT WITH LEAD PELLETS TO LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2006	Age: 18 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
SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH PELLET GUN AT HOME. DX: FB REMOVED HAND, GSW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT IN RT EAR WITH BB GUN DX: FB RT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2006	Age: 23 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 IN HAND WITH BB GUN DX BB GUN SHOT L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2006	Age: 16 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
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN FINGER WITH BB GUN. DX FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
FOREIGN BODY TO FINGER. SHOT BB INTO 2ND FINGER FROM BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2006	Age: 16 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
SHOT IN EYE WITH BB 3 DAYS AGO, HAS EYE PAIN. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	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 C/O BB IN HAND. PT SHOT HAND WITH BB. DX FB LFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS SHOT IN THE FACE WITH A BB GUN. DX FACE PUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN LT UPPER LEG WITH PELLET GUN, PW UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2006	Age: 19 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
WAS HIT IN CHIN BY BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
PT WAS SHOT WITH BB GUN TO RIGHT CHEEK DX: BB IN RIGHT CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		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
FB TO SCALP-BB-REMOVED.PT WAS SHOT WITH A BB GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT IN EYE W/BB GUN. DX GSW EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
WAS SHOT IN EYE WITH BB GUB DX: EYE INJ
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/02/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH B.B. GUN WHILE PLAYING WITH GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2006	Age: 21 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
FB RT LOWER LEG.PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH A BB GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT BY HIS NEPHEW IN THE EYELID WITH A BB GUN BB RET AINED FOREIGN BODY EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 16 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
BB SHOT TO FINGER, 4MM DIAMETER BB REMOVED, ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/27/2006	Age: 16 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
GSW EYE-HIT IN EYE W/PELLETT FROM AIR GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT SHOT IN EYE FROM 4 FT WITH PELLET GUN, THEN HAD DECREASED VISIO N; TRAUMATIC HYPHEMA, CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2006	Age: 18 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
FELL ASLEEP HOLDING A PELLET GUN AND ACCIDENTALLY PULLED TRIGGER PELLET STUCK IN SCALP DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED / NO HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	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
PATIENT SHOT HIMSELF IN PALM OF HAND WITH BB GUN YESTERDAY, BB EMBEDDED IN HAND;FB IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2006	Age: 18 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS SHOT IN LT KNEE WITH PELLET GUN ON ACCIDENT BY FRIEND FB LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED IN LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets
DX: ADMITTED FOR BACK PAIN FROM BB GSW IN OCTOBER B/C BB/PELLET IS STIL L IN BACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PELLET WOUND LEFT HAND.PT WAS PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AND ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets
21 YO MALE WAS SHOT WITH PELLET GUN YESTERDAY PUNCTURE WOUND BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2006	Age: 21 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
WAS WORKING ON BB GUN AND ACCIDENTLY HIT THE TRIGGER SHOOTING HIMSELF IN THE LEFT HAND DX: ENTRANCE WOUND DISTAL MIDDLE FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2006	Age: 20 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
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN/FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/06/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR HAVING A BB STUCK IN ANKLE WHEN SHOT BY BB GUN - D ID NOT INDICATE ASSAULT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 LT EYE WITH BB GUN BY LITTLE COUSIN PUNCTURE INJ LT ORBIT LEGALLY BLIND BY HISTORY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	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
20 Y/O W/FM RECEIVED FOREIGN BODY IN UPPER LEG WHEN SHOT BY PELLET GUN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF HER HOME WITH FRIENDS WHEN SHE WAS SHOT WITH A BB PELLET. DX - BB PELLET INJURY LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
GSW TO UPPER ARM-BROTHER ACCIDENTLY SHOT PT W/ BB GUN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
RT LOWER LEG PUCTURE WOUND.PT WENT TO SET PELLET BUN TO SIDE AND IT WEN T OFF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2006	Age: 21 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
FB LEFT HAND.BB.PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 21 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 ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE LEFT HAND WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED IN HAND F B HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PW TO TOE WHEN SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN - ACCIDENTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Alcohol
SHOT WITH PELLET GUN, ETOH USE DX: FB ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2006	Age: 17 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
TARGET SHOOTING FOREIGN BODY WAS BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2006	Age: 16 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
16 Y/O M INJURED L LOWER LEG WHEN BB FROM BB GUN RICOCHETED AT HOME. DX; FOREIGN BODY REMOVED, L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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