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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,464
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH PELLET GUN PELLET LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT CUT HAND ON PELLET GUN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 46YO WHITE MALE WITH BB INTO L INDEX FINGER ACCIDENTAL SELF INFLICTED DX FOREIGN BODY-FINGER(SUPERFICIAL) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN FOOT WITH BB GUN AND HAS BB IN FOOT DX// RIGHT FOOT FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| BB SHOT TO UPPER ARM TODAY WHILE PLAYING AROUND AT HOME. HAS FOREIGN B ODY UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN EYE W/AIRSOFT GUN. DX: R EYE CORNEAL ABR, GLAUCOMA, NICOTINE ABUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH A FRIEND WHEN SHE WAS SHOTIN (R) THUMB AT POIN BLANK RANGE WITH A BB GUN DX- FINGER LAC FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 45 YOF WAS HIT IN FACE BY PAINTBALL ABRASION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| HAND FB-SHOT BB GUN-BB LODGED IN HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| F'BODY FINGER- SHOT SELF W/ BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS SHOT ACCIDENTLY WITH A BB GUN, PELLET IN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| RIGHT HAND FB. PT WAS SHOT WITH A BB GUN INTO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT W/A BB GUN. DX: R PERIORBITAL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN SHOULDER WITH BB GUN WHILE SHOWING THE GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS PUTTING CO2 CARTRIGE INTO BB GUN WHICH MISFIRED INTO HAND. DX: L HAND FB/PW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS HIT W/RUBBER BB FROM PELLET GUN.DX: R EYE SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMOR RHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| THIGH FB-HUSBAND ACCIDENTLY SHOT WIFE W/A BB GUN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN 3 DAYS PRIOR GSW TO RIGHT CALF WITH CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| HAND FB-ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN HAND W/A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Tables |
| PT WAS PAINTBALL & PICKED PAINTBALL GUN OFF A PICNIC TABLE & GOT A LARGE SPLINTER UNDER NAIL DX: REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY RIGHT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTTALLY SHOT ONTO EYE WITH A PAINT BALL, NOW WITH BLURRY VISOIN&E YE PAIN >> EYE INJUREY/HYPHEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT STATES HE WAS SHOT W/A BB GUN WHILE WALKING DOWN THE STREET. DX. B B GUN SHOT TO NECK, ABRA., |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT STS WAS SHOT WITH BB GUN BY ACCIDENT AT HOME, DX FOREIGN BODY L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT I GOT SHOT W/A BB GUN" PT STATES - C/P MY BROTHER WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH BB GUN AND GUN WENT OFF AND HIT ME IN THE FOREHEAD WITH BULLET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN PELLET FROM GUN RICCHET AND PELLET HIT PT HIT IN ABDO MEN. DX: GSW PELLET PUNCTURE WOUND TO LT SIDE ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Illegal drugs |
| PT W/ SI. +ETOH/COCAINE & DEPRESSED OVER MARITAL PROBLEMS. ALSO HURT FO REARM IN ACCIDENTAL AIR GUN INJURY 2 WKS AGO. D:FB, FOREARM, SI. ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 28 Y/O M INJURED R SIDE OF CHEST WHEN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WITH PELLE T GUN AT HOME. DX; FOREIGN BODY R CHEST, PELLET GUN WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT AND NEPHEW WERE PLAYING WITH A BB GUN WHEN PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN HAND. DX FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD W/A PAINTBALL ON SUNDAY. DX. SCALP CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 26YOF ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT HAND IN A PELLET GUN,CUTTING HAND; HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS HIT IN CHEST W/PAINTBALL FROM PAINTBALL GUN AT PARK. DX: BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT HAS ABRAS TO LOW ABDM FROM GUN THAT SHOOTS BIRD SHOT THAT SHE WAS CA RRYING AND IT FELL GOING OFF AND SPRAYED LOW ABDM. DX. GSW, NO FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT SELF IN THE FINGER WHEN PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT HAS A PW TO LEG AFTER BEING SHOT WITH A PELLET GUN AT FRIENDS HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 35 YO MALE WAS SHOT IN LEG WITH BB GUN LAST YEAR LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN ARM WITH PELLETT GUN. DUG OUT PELLET LAST PM PELLET GUN WOUND # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT HIMSELF IN LT ARM WITH A BB GUN YESTERDAY C/O REDNESS OVER THE AREA. DX - FOREIGN BODY, LT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| *** GUN SHOOTS RUBBER PELLETS,CHILD SHOT AT TARGET HIT TARGET PELLET RI COCHET OFF AND HIT MOM IN EYE HYPHEMA O.D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT STATES SHE BELIEVES SHE WAS SHE WAS SHOT W/A BB GUN,DID NOT SEETHE G UN OR WHO FIRED IT.PT WAS FOUND AT HOME,SHOT JUST PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS SHOT W/BB GUN. DX: BB WOUND W/FB L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT HIT IN RIGHT EYE WITH PAINTBALL DX R EYE INJURY,HYPHEMA,IRIS TEAR,CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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