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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 242
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/17/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT DX BB IN TONGUE - ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF TO THE TONGUE WHILE PLAYING WITH HIS BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 2 DAYS AGO, PT WAS SHOOTING SQUIRRELS WITH A BB GUN, PT DROPPED GUN, & WENT TO PICK IT UP,GUN WENT OFF, PT GOT SHOT IN MOUTH. BB IN TONGUE-O.R |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/09/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT STATES FRIEND THOUGHT BB GUN WAS EMPTY AND SHOT PT WITH BB IN MOUTH |
| 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: 04/30/2003 | 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: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN LIP WITH A BB GUN |
| 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: 11/06/1999 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/1999 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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