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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 117
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN SIDE OF HEAD W / A PELLET GUN. D; FOREIGN BODY REM OVAL , HEAD TRAUMA PELLET GUN INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| 13 YO F WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT W/BB GUN FOREIGN BODY HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| 15YOM SHOOTING BB GUN/BULLET RICOCHETED OFF GRAIN BIN STRUCK PT IN HEAD DX: F.B. REMOVED FROM SCALP/ LAC CLOSED W/STAPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 35 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 |
| PT INTOXICATED WITH A BUDDY WHEN THEY WERE SHOOTING TIN CANS OFF THEIR HEADS WITH A BB GUN- BB WENT INTO SCALP AND RETAINED FOREIGN BODY SCALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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