Accidents - BBs or pellets - 16-25 years old - Year 2009 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 76
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/13/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
A 16 YEAR OLD MALE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH A PELLET GUN. DX: PELLET (RIFLE) FOREIGN BODY LEFT CHEST, SUBCUTICULAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT SHOT IN UPPER BACK WITH BB GUN, BB UNDER SKIN, UNKNOWN WHO SHOT PT; BB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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