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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 400
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| GSW - PT SHOT IN CHEST WITH C02 CARTRIDGE FROM BB (AIR) GUN. DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| GSW - PT SHOT IN THE CHEST WITH A BB GUN THURSDAY NIGHT. DX: CONTUSION CHEST, CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT IN CHEST WITH PELLET GUN YESTERDAY AT ABOUT 40 FT/ CONTUSION RT CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| UPPER TRUNK CONTUSION, HIT IN CHECK WITH PAINT BALL GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PUNCTURE CHEST AREA, FATHER STS PT TOLD HER COUSIN NOT TO SHOOT THECAT, INSTEAD PT GOT SHOT BY A BB GUN, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, *** INV. OBS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/16/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Ceilings and walls |
| BROTHER AIMED AT PRAIRIE DOG WITH PELLET GUN. PELLET BOUNCED OFF WALL A ND HIT PT IN CHEST. D: PELLET TO CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT GOT HIT WITH BB GUN'S PELLETS TO THE CHEST SUSTAINED ''CHEST ABRASIONS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| ANOTHER CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH A PELLET GUN AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT PT IN THE CHEST. D: GUNSHOT WOUND TO CHEST (BULLET LOGGED IN LIVER) |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| SHOT IN UPPER BACK WITH PELLET GUN WHEN WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | 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 |
| PELLET GSW TO UPPER BACK WHEN SOMEONE AT SCHOOL SHOOTING RANDOMLY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/02/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT IN LOWER BACK WITH BB-GUN WHILE PLAYING FRIEND BB PELLET IN LOW ER THORACIC SPLEEN, PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS HIT WITH A PELLET GUN TO CHEST. NO FURTHER INFO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT C/O SHOT WITH BB GUN. PT WAS SHOT IN CHEST WITH BB GUN IN CHEST CO2 BB GUN. DX PUNCT. WOUND TO CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT WALKING INTO ROOM STARTLING 12 YO BROTHER WHO HAD PUMP STYLE BB GUN, ACCIDENTALLY SHOT PT IN CHEST FROM 2 FT AWAY; BB LODGED IN LUNGS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/01/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PUNCTURE STOMACH AREA, VIA EMS, PT SUST BB GSW BY SOMEONE IN FRONT OF T HE BUILDING, PELLET ENTRY, C/O PAIN, ENT NORMAL, EOMI INTACT, **** INV. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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