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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,452
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 22 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 22YOM RUMMAGING THROUGH HIS GARAGE AND DROPPED A LOADED BB GUN IT SHOT A BB IN LEFT THIGH FB THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2009 | 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 |
| WAS SHOT IN THE UPPER THIGH WITH A PELLET GUN. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT UPPER THIGH* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 19 YOM HAD PUNCTURE WOUND TO UPPER R LEG FROM BB - NO OTHER INFO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2007 | Age: 16 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 |
| PATIENT LAYING IN BED AT HOME LAST NIGHT, SHOT BB AGAINST THE CEILING, BOUNCED OFF CEILING STRIKING HIM IN THIGH; FB UNDER SKIN REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| STS: HAVE BB PELLET INTO THIGH X14YRS,NOW P/W THIGH REDNESS&SWELLING " CELLULITIS" |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 05/11/2003 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB IN RT. LEG. DX. F.B. RT. LEG. |
| 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: 09/08/2002 | 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: 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: 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: 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: 11/15/2001 | Age: 25 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: Laceration |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2001 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2000 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2000 | Age: 22 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, Furniture |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/1999 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/1999 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/1999 | Age: 16 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/1999 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/1999 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/1998 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/1998 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/1997 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/1997 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/1997 | 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: Upper Leg | 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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