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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 477
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2003 | Age: 14 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 |
| BB STUCK IN NOSE AFTER BEING SHOT BY ACCIDENT WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE FOREHEAD WITH A BB GUN AT HOME. DX -GSW FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| MAKING EXPLOSIVES AT HOME WITH GUNPOWDER AND BB'S WHEN IT WENT OFF IN H IS FACE ABRADING IT WITH POWDER BURNS AND BB'S IN FACE,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | 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 IN LEFT CHEEK WITH A BB THAT MISSED TARGET , PT WAS IN THE PARK, SHOOTER 12 TO 15 FT AWAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 44 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: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT HAS PELLETS AROUND RIGHT EYEBROW & RIGHT CHEEK...WOUND CARE AND OINTMENT APPLIED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 12 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: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT IN EYEBROW WITH BB GUN, HOLE UNDER EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 2 Y.O. W FEMALE W/GSW TO FACE. PT WAS SHOT IN THE FACE W/A PELLET GUN. DETAILS OF INCIDENT ARE UNKNOWN. PT TRANSFERRED TO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 4 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 |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE CHEEK WITH A BB GUN, BB STILL IN CHEEK. DX-FOREIGN BODY CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | Age: 12 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 HIT BY A BB TO JAW, COUSIN SHOT BB & IT RICOCHETED DX: BB IN FACE / CHEEK - REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 3 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 |
| PUT PELLETS IN NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT HIT ON CHIN BY A BB 3 WEEKS AGO, BB IN CHIN NOW RED WITH TENDER NESS; REFERRED TO RADIOLOGY FOR REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 12 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 |
| BB TO FACE / NOSE, PT. HEARD A CRACK. NEIGHBOR KID HAD THE BB GUN & SHOT PT. POLICE INVOLVED. DX: BB GUN PELLET IN NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 SUSTAINED ACCIDENTAL BB GUN SHOT TO FACE BY FRIEND. D:PUNCTURE WOUND, FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 58 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| BB REMOVED FROM NASAL FOLD AFTER 45 YEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE FACE WITH A BB GUN. DX-CONTUSION RIGHT EYELID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WAS SHOOTING A TREE WITH A BB GUN WHEN THE BB RICOCHETED BACK STRIKI NG HIM IN THE FACE ABRASION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 14 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN CHEEK WITH A B-B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2003 | Age: 10 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 |
| PATIENT WAS SHOT ON FOREHEAD BY BB GUN. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOREHEA D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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