Accidents - BBs or pellets - Year 2009 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 12
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/28/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT SHOT W/BB IN UPPER ARM X1 WK AND STATES IT FEELS LIKE IT IT STILL IN THERE; FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SHOT SELF IN UPPER ARM W/A BB GUN, BB STILL IN ARM; ELOPED/AMA/LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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