Accidents - BBs or pellets - Year 2004 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	69
26-50 years old:	69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/03/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets
ACCIDENTAL GSW TO LEFT FOREARM WHEN GUN DROPPED AND BUT HIT CONCRETE CAUSING GUN TO DISCHARGE/ GSW LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/09/2004	Age: 8 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
PT. WAS SHOT BY BB GUN AT GRANDMA'S. BB EMBEDDED IN LEFT FOREARM DX: PELLET EMBEDDED IN SOFT TISSUE MID LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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