Accidents - BBs or pellets - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,745
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	121
Year 1998:	6
Year 1999:	28
Year 2000:	65
Year 2001:	51
Year 2002:	35
Year 2003:	61
Year 2004:	265
Year 2005:	155
Year 2006:	339
Year 2007:	66
Year 2008:	159
Year 2009:	202
Year 2010:	186

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	1,297
6-15 years old:	447

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/2010	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
13 MO M SWALLOWED *** BBS FOR RED RIDER GUN;DX INGESTED OBJECTS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/09/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: BBs or pellets
4 YR F PUT *** PELLET IN NOSE;DX ASPIRATED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: BBs or pellets
4 YR M PUT BB IN NOSE;DX FOREIGN BODY NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
10 MO M ASPIRATED PLASTIC AIR-SOFT BB GUN BULLET;DX ASPIRATED PLASTIC B ULLET
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: BBs or pellets
7 YOF, SWALLOWED BB, INGESTED FORIENG OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
4YOF-MOM STATES CHILD GOT HOLD OF A PAINTBALL AND BIT INTO IT AND CHEWE D ON IT. DX: INGESTION*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: BBs or pellets
2 YR M PUT BB IN NOSE;DX ASPIRATED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: BBs or pellets
4 YR M PUT *** PELLET IN NOSE;DX ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: BBs or pellets
2YOF WITH BB PELLET STUCK IN NOSE, HAVING PAIN IN NOSE; POSSIBLE FB, NO T FOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
SWALLOWED A BB;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: BBs or pellets
PT WAS AT HOME, PUT A BB UP NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
MOM SAYS SEEING BB PELLETS IN MOUTH MAY HAVE SWALLOWED. DX B PELLETS INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: BBs or pellets, Jewelry
PATIENT HAS A BB OR A BEAD IN NOSE; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
PT MAY HAVE SWALLOWED UP TO 10 LEAD BB'S. DX: FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2009	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
16MOF SWALLOWED BB FROM BB GUN; FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets, Floors or flooring materials
SHW WAS FOUND WITH LEAD AIR RIFLE GUN PELLETS, FEW SCATTERED ON FLOOR, AROUND HER- NONE IN HER MOUTH. DX: CONCERN FOR FB/ LEAD INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
PT SWALLOWED A BB FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets, Floors or flooring materials
CHILD FOUND IN BEDROOM WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF BB'S ON FLOOR. PT THREW UP 3 BB'S. SWALLOWED MORE. BB'S IN STOMACH. D:FOREIGN BODY INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
PT SWALLOWED A BB. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets, Containers
@HOME GOT AHOLD AIR GUN PELLETS-OPENED CONTAINER & ATE 5 PELLETS 6MM LO NG-LEAD W/3-4 CM TAPER+COPPER BB BALLTIP, FB COLON REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/25/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: BBs or pellets
PT PUT PLASTIC PELLET FROM AIR SOFT GUN INTO NOSE. DX: NASAL FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
PATIENT SWALLOWED LEAD PELLET FOR BB GUN 6 DAYS AGO, HAS OFF/ON STOMACH PAIN, FEELS LIKE SOMONE IS POKING HIM; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
PT W/ABDOMINAL PAIN AND VOMITING W/TENDERNESS, ADMITTED TO EATING 3 BB' S X4 WKS; FOREIGN BODY, ABODOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
SWALLOWED BB WHICH STUCK ON THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
PT SUS FB INGESTION AFTER INHALING/SWALLOWING A SMALL RUBBER BB. DX FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
FATHER FOUND CONTAINER OF PELLETS, THOUGHT IT LOOKED MORE EMPTY THAN YE ST.,ASKED PT WHO SAID SHE ATE ONE.PCC RECOMMENDED XRAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
UNKNOWN IF POSSIBL INGESTED PELLET WITH SISTER TONOC. PCC RECOMMENDED E R FOR XRAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
POSSIBLE INGESTION PELLETS WITH SISTERS TONOC. PCC RECOMMENDS ER FOR XR AY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT PULLED LEAD PELLETS FROM PELLET GUN, MAY HAVE INGESTED PELLETS; CONCERN FOR INGESTING METAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
9MOM SWALLOWED BB PELLETTS BB IN COLON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2006	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets, Tables
MOM THINKS PT SWALLOWED SOME GUN POWDER FROM PELLET 30 MINS PTA, PELLET SITTING ON TABLE, BLACK POWDER ON HANDS AND IN MOUTH. DX. INGESTION G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: BBs or pellets
PT PUT A PLASTIC PELLET UP HER R NOSTRIL A HALF HOUR AGO. LEFT ER BEFORE SEEN.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/31/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
INTO ER WITH MOTHER AFTER INGESTING UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF B.B'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
PT SWALLOWED A BB FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
3 YO SWALLOWED A BB INGESTED F'OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
PT PLAYING WHEN ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED BB PELLET WHICH WAS IN MOUTH. FE ELS LIKE IT'S STILL IN THROAT. D: FOREIGN BODY, THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
PT SWALLOWED A PELLET FROM A PELLET GUN FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2004	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
12MOF IN ED FOR POSSIBLE INGESTION OF LEAD BB'S PTA. MATERIAL FOUND INM OUTH. NAD. X-RAY REVEALS NO FB - DX PARENTAL CONCERN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: BBs or pellets
PT PUT UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF BB'S IN NOSE, AT NEIGHBOR'S, PMD UNABLE TO REMOVE, SENT TO ED; NASAL FOREIGN BODY, RESOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
INGESTED BB'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
8 YOM SWALLOWED A BB INGESTED F'OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SWALLOWED A PELLET FROM AN AIR RIFLE. DX PASSED GI FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
SWALLOWED A PELLET DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
SWALLOWED A BB, FEELS LIKE STUCK IN THROAT DX FOREIGN OBJECT INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
SWALLOWED 6-7 BB GUN PELLETS; ABD. PAIN, NAUSEA , NO RESP. DISTRESS DX: FOREIGN BODY IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
DX INGESTED FOREIGN BODY: SWALLOWED LEAD PELLET (.177 CALIBER BB GUN).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
20MO OLD M ATE BB PELLET INGESTION-INADVERTANT OR ACCIDENTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2001	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2001	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2001	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2000	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets, Beds
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2000	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/1999	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/1999	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/1999	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/1998	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/1997	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1997	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/1997	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/1997	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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