Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Face

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,160
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Date: 12/27/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
LT EYELID FB-BOY NEXT DOOR SHOT PT W/ BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT IN FOREHEAD WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
ACCIDENT GSW TO FACE FROM BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT BB GUN AND PELLET BOUNCED OFF TREE AND HIT PT IN EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
12YOM USING A BB GUN ACCIDENTLAY GOT BB IN CHEEK AT HOME DX/BB IN CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PELLET WOUND TO FACE(PUNCTURE) SUSTAINED WHEN SHOT WITH A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
BB GUN SHOT WOUND TO FACE WHEN ON BIKE AND SHOT.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 10/11/2002	Age: 11 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
HIT IN FACE WITH A PAINTBALL AT HOME DX: FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT. WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT 5-6 FEET AWAY BY BROTHER WITH BB GUN. DX. FB /GSW TO R ORBIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT FRIEND WAS PLAYING WITH A BB GUN WHEN HE WAS SHOT IN THE FACE. PELLE T WAS REMOVED FROM HIS CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT IN FORHEAD WITH BB GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOREHEAD / F.B. REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
F.B. LEFT FACE - SHOT WITH A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PATIENT SHOT FROM 15 FT. RANGE IN FACE WITH BB GUN, BB LODGED UNDER EYE , REFERRED TO SURGERY FOR REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
FOREIGN BODY - 14 YOM PLAYING WITH UNCLE ACCIDENTLY GOT SHOT WITH A BB GUN, BB LODGED UNDERNEATH THE CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT @ FRIENDS, 6YR OLD SHOT A BB GUN ACCIDENTLY HITTING PT IN FORHEAD. DX PUNTURE WOUND BB-GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SHOT W/ PAINTBALL IN RT MOUTH CORNER AREA. FACE AB@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
13 YO M SHOT IN FACE W/ 222 CAL PELLET GUN FOREIGN BODY FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
DX FOREIGN BODY TO MANDIBLE: SHOT SELF AFTER COCKING GUN BUT THOUGHT SAFETY WAS ON, JUMPED FENCE AND IT WENT OFF, SHOT CHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2002	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: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
BB GSW TO RIGHT CHEEK REMOVED FB OF BB GUN PELLET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS HIT ON THE EYEBROW WITH A PELLET FROM A BB GUN DX: FB RT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
TRYING TO STOP BOYS FROM FIGHTING, ONE POINTED BB GUN AT HER AND FIRED; PW, FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT WAS SHOT @ 25FT W/6 PUMPS OF BB RIFLE THROUGH FACE MASK WHILE PLAYING. DX: SUBCUT FB FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 14 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
SHOT IN EYELID WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
BB GSW TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT HIT IN EYE WITH PAINTBALL, L EYELID LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN FACE BB GUN -SHOT IN LEFT CHEEKGUN SHOT WOUND TO FAC E W/ FOREIGN BODY IN MAXILLARY -REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2002	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: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PLAYING WITH PELLET GUN, SHOT IT, AND IT RICOCHETTED AND THE PELLET HIT HIS HEAD. DX PELLET WOUND TO FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT- SHOT BY BROTHER WITH BB GUN IN CHEEK , BB SHATTERED TOOTHDX- GUNSH OT WOUND TO CHEEK L 1ST MOLOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PUNCTURED BY BB GUN PELLET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
SHOT WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT WITH BB GUN IN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT BB GUN WHICH RICOCHETED DX. GSW CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	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
PT WAS SHOT BY ANOTHER CHILD QITH BB GUN APPROX 1" BELOW EYE DX: AB LT CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
BB GSW TO FACE WHEN SHOOTING BB GUN AND RICOCHETED OFF FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
CONT R UPPER & LOWER EYELID;BRUISE R UPPER SIDE OF NOSE/11YOWM HIT IN E YE AT 1:30PM WITH A "PAINT BALL".
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT PLAYING IN PARK HIT IN FOREHEAD BY BB GUN PELLET, FACIAL LACERATION ACUTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT SELF IN CHIN WITH BB WHEN PLAYING WITH GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE FACE WITH A BB GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
BB GSW TO FOREHEAD WHEN ON BIKE AND FRIEND SHOT HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
GSW. PT SHOT WITH PELLET GUN BY NEIGHBOR CHILD. WOUND DOES NOTEXTEND IN TO ORAL CAVITY. DX: 3 MM GSW MIDLINE CHIN DENTITION.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT IN FACE WITH BB GUN BY FRIEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	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: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PLAYING W/FRIEND AN ARGUMENT ENSUED ALLEGDED FRIEND SHOT PT IN FAC E W/ B.B. RIFLE GSW TO FACE F.B.IN CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN ATHE CHEEK WITH A BB GUN. DX-FOREIGN BODY RIGHT CHEEK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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