Accidents - BBs or pellets - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 807
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	96
Year 1998:	12
Year 1999:	5
Year 2001:	66
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	135
Year 2005:	72
Year 2006:	100
Year 2007:	122
Year 2008:	21
Year 2009:	12
Year 2010:	93

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	320
16-25 years old:	450
26-50 years old:	37

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/16/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
8YOF PLAYING WITH FRIENDS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN BICEP WITH PELLET GUN, B B IN ARM; FB IN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets
A 31 YR OLD MALE WITH GSW TO UPPER ARM WITH PELLET GUN DX GSW UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
22YOM ACCIDENTLY SHOT WITH A BB GUN IN THE RIGHT UPPER ARM BB RETAINED FB ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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)

Date: 11/17/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		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 WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE ARM WITH A BB GUN. D: FB LEFT UPPER A RM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PELLET GSW TO R ARM DX; GSW R ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		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 PLAYING AROUND WITH A BB GUN WITH A FRIEND AND SHOT IN THE RIGHT SHO ULDER BB RETAINED FB UPPER ARM- ACCIDENTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT WITH BB IN ARM, THERE FOR 2 YEARS, WANTS IT REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT BY A BB GUN. DX ABRASION UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
SHOT WITH PELLET GUN/FB UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
6 YEARS AGO PT WAS SHOT W/ BB GUN - TODAY PT C/O PAIN TO UPPER ARM SAYS BB IS STILL IN ARM WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE. DX L- FOREIGN BODY UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		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
SHOT WITH BB GUN IN HOME. BB LODGED INTO RIGHT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
GSW TO UPPER ARM-BROTHER ACCIDENTLY SHOT PT W/ BB GUN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Alcohol
SHOT WITH PELLET GUN, ETOH USE DX: FB ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT HAS BB GUN SHOT WOUND TO UPPER ARM AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE; PUNCTUR E WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
19 YO - DX: GSW TO R UPPER ARM - WAS WALKING FROM A STORE & A 5 YO CHIL D WHO WAS WITH HIS DAD SHOT THE BB GUN AT HER & BB WENT INTO HER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
SHOT WITH BB GUN BY UNKNOWN PERSON DX: FB RT UPPER ARM ( BB)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		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 WAS SHOT IN THE ARM WITH A BB GUN WHILE PLAYING WITH BROTHER. D: F OREIGN BODY (BB) RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
14YOMC SHOT IN UPPER ARM FROM A BB GUN/CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		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
STANDING OUTSIDE HOME HEARD A "POP" /FELT PAIN IN UPPER ARM DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED (BB PELLET)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/1998	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/1998	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/1997	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/04/1997	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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