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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 503
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| CHILD WAS PLAYING WHEN SHOT BY OTHER CHILD W/ PLASTIC BB FROM BB GUN. H IT ON FOREHEAD. HAD SYNCOPE. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SYNCOPE, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT BB IN HEAD DX: FOREIGN BODY 1.5 SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| SHOT ABOUT A MONTH AGO DATE OF INJURY 09-12-2005 ATTEMPT TO REMOVE BB FROM FAMILY FAILED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR BEING SHOT WITH BB GUN - SHOT IN HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 11 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 WAS PLAYING WITH A BB GUN WITH A FRIEND AT HOME WHEN HE WAS ACCIDENT LY HIT IN THE HEAD WITH THE BB SUSTAINED A FOREIGN BODY TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT AND SIBLING WERE SHOOTING AT CANS AND AT BIRDS WHEN PT WAS SHOT ON T HE SCALP. D: BB GUNSHOT TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE HEAD WITH A BB GUN PUNCTURE WOUND SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 28 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 |
| BB PELLET IN SCALP FB SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE HEAD WITH A PELLET GUN IN THE SCALP PUNCT URE WOUND SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 WAS SHOT WITH BB GUN - DID NOT INDICATE ACCIDENT 0R NOT - BB STUCK I N HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| BB GSW TO LT SCALP-FB SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2005 | Age: 14 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 |
| 14 YOM SHOT IN HEAD WITH BB GUN BY A FRIEND AT HOME. BB STUCK IN SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT SHOT IN TEMPORAL AREA FROM 2 FEET AWAY WITH BB GUN. NO DETAILS AS TO INTENT. D: FOREIGN BODY, TEMPORAL AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2005 | Age: 11 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 AND FRIEND WERE SHOOTING BB GUNS- FRIEND WAS AIMING AT A BIRD AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT FRIEND IN THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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