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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 549
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 14 Y/O W/M RECEIVED PUNCTURE WOUND TO HEAD WHEN SHOT BY PELLET GUN WHEN BROTHER WAS SHOOTING AT BIRD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| GSW - PT SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH A PELLET GUN THIS EVENING. METAL FRAGMENT IN TEMPORAL LOBE. SUICIDE ATTEMPT. DX: FX SKULL OPEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/10/2005 | Age: 10 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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| CHILD'S COUSIN FIRED BB GUN AT PATIENT 5 DAYS AGO. NOW WITH INCREASED P AIN AND BUMP IN OCCIPUT. INTENT UNSTATED. D:SOFT TISSUE FB, OCCIPUT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD WITH A BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT IN SCALP WITH BB GUN IN JULY. HAS FELT BB NEAR SCALP SURFACE X 1 MONTH. DX: FOREIGN BODY HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT IN HEAD & ARM WITH BB GUN DX GSW TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SCALP FB'S-@ ***-@ SHOOTING RANGE-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/ PELLETSFROM A PELLE T GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| FOREIGN BODY HEAD - 6 YOM ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN BY BROTHER, HAS A BB LODGED UNDER SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT IN HEAD W/ BB GUN AT SCHOOL DX: FB (BB) IN L SIDE OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| HIT ON HEAD C BB GUNG SHELL/PELLETS " HEAD ABRS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| GSW BEHIND EAR WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD WITH A BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, BBs or pellets |
| GSW. FIREARM ACCIDENT. PT LIGHTING FIREWORKS LAST NIGHT & WAS HIT WITH "PELLETS" FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE. DX: CONT SCALP,LEG,CHEEK,BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| GSW- PT WITH FRIENDS AT "TOWER PARK" HEARD A LOUD POP. PT SHOT WITH PELLET GUN. PELLET IN SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT IN HEAD BY SIBLING ACCIDENTALLY WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD ACCIDENTALLY WITH A PELLET GUN. DX-SCALP CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS RUNNING AWAY FROM KIDS THAT WAS SHOOTING THE PT C BB GUNS, ACCID ENTLY HIT HEAD ON BUS SCHOOL, SUSTAINED" CLOSED HEAD INJURY" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 15 YO - DX: GSW - SMALL LAC. BEHIND RT. EAR - WAS SHOT BY COUSIN WITH A BB GUN - FB (BB) STILL THERE - PT. WAS STANDING APPROX. 8 FT. AWAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2005 | Age: 12 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: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT IN R TEMPORAL SIDE OF HEAD W/ PELLET GUN D X PELLET WOUND TO S CALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT WITH BB IN LOWER BACK OF SKULL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT SHOT IN HEAD BY BROTHER WITH BB GUN/BB PELLETS AT HOME.DX: FORE IGN BODY IN HEAD/REMOVAL DONE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT.INJ.SCALP AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN PLAYING & PAINT GUN FELL & HIT HIM. DX; LAC.SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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