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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 270
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/01/2010 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 26YOM SHIOT WITH A BB GUN ON FRIDAY AND BB IS EMBEDDED ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD FB SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ?ACC SHOT INTO HEAD C BB GUN "PELLET REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2007 | Age: 46 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ~PT SHOW A BB GUN AND THE BB RICOCHETED OFF A WALL AND ENTERED HIS BRAI N THROUGH THE FOREHEAD FB BRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 04/16/2003 | Age: 35 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 INTOXICATED WITH A BUDDY WHEN THEY WERE SHOOTING TIN CANS OFF THEIR HEADS WITH A BB GUN- BB WENT INTO SCALP AND RETAINED FOREIGN BODY SCALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2001 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/1999 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/31/1997 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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