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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 66
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 41 YO M GSW W/BBGUN GSW FOREARM-NO EXIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FOREIGN BODY - 15 YOM SHOT SELF IN LEFT LOWER ARM WITH A BB GUN, BB EMBEDDED IN UPPER FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Basketball |
| FOREIGN BODY ARM - 21 YOM WAS SHOT RIGHT UPPER FOREARM 1 YR AGO WITH A BB GUN, HAS BB EMBEDDED, PLAYED BASKETBALL OVR 2 WKS, ARM THROBBING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT DX SMALL LACERATION LT FOREARM - C/O BB GUN PELLET IN LT FOREARM APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS AGO,AND DID NOT GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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