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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 238
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PATIENT WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH, WAS HIT BY A STRAY PELLET FROM PELLET GUN OF NEIGHBOR'S, ACCIDENTALLY. PD PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT THIGH. |
| 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: 09/11/2004 | Age: 4 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 |
| BB IN L LEG YESTERDAY DX FOREIGN BODY L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PATIENT WAS SHOT ACCIDENTALLY IM THE RIGHT THIGH WITH A PELLET GUN BY A 16 YEAR OLD. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT 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: 03/01/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH A PELLET GUN IN THE LEFT UPPER LEG. DX-FOREIGN BODY RIGHT UPPER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 SHOT WITH BB GUN IN R THIGH DX FOREIGN BODY/PUNCTURE WOUND R THIGH NO FB FOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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