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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,728
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/29/2010 | Age: 13 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 13YOM PLAYING WITH FREINDS WAS SHOT UPPER BACK WITH A BB GUN THINKS BB IS STILLIN BACK AND WANTS IT REMOVED DX- F/B IN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2010 | Age: 14 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 14YOM AND FRIEND PLAYING WITH BB GUN AT HOME, FRIEND DIDN'T THINK ANY B BS IN GUN & SHOT PT IN CHEST; LIVER LAC., RIB FX., FB IN COSTOPH PLEURA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 8 YR M SHOT IN CHEST BY FRIEND WITH BB GUN;DX FOREIGN BODY UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/30/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| DX: PROBABLY SWALLOWED SMALL BB'S, FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IN CHEST. SOB. METAL SMALL BB'S IN CHEST W/ XRAY +LABS, STABLE, NO GUN SHOTS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN BACK BY ANOTHER WITH BB - METAL - 8' RANGE. BB SOFT TISSUE BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| HIT IN ABDOMEN WITH PELLET FROM PELLET GUN AT HOME. DX PELLET TO LIVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH FRIEND WHEN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN CHEST WITH BB GUN AT CLOSE RANGE, BB/PELLET IN MANUBRIUM; SHOT TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT BY ACCIDENT W/BB GUN WHILE WALKING OUT OF A STORE, NOW W/SM ARE A OF REDNESS TO CHEST; WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 14 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PLAYING WITH FRIEND WHEN HE PULLED TRIGGER OF B B GUN (SFETY DEVICE DIS ENGAGED) SHOT SELF IN CHEST BY ACCIDENT ADMIT AND F/U LEAD POISINING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 15 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN UPPER BACK WITH BB GUN, HAS BB LODGED IN UPPER BACK DX: FOREIGN BODY IN UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2006 | Age: 14 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB SHOT IN BACK, ALSO GRAZED W/BB TO STERNUM, XRAYS DO NOT SHOW THE BB PELLETT D-ABRASION MULTIPLE-BACK/SERNUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND WAS HIT IN CHEST WITH A BB FROM A BB GUN THAT WAS SHOT 30 YARDS AWAY, DX: ABRASION TO CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| FB TO CHEST.PT WAS SHOT IN CHEST WITH A BB GUN AND BB WAS IMBEDDED IN C HEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT SHOT WITH PELLET GUN YESTERDAY AT HOME, NOTICED PELLET UNDER AR MPIT; REFERRED TO INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY FOR REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 15 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT GOT SHOT WITH BB GUN IN CHEST. DOESN'T SAY IN ON PURPUSE. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO CHEST, WITH REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH PELLET GUN/PW CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| GSW - LIKELY HIT BY PELLET GUN SHOTS TO CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| LEFT CHEST WOUND-BB PELLET.PT HAD BB GUN GO OFF AND SHOOT PT IN CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN CHEST WITH A BB GUN , BB EMBEDDED IN CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT IN CHEST W/ BB, LOCKER ROOM/***, PER MOM THEADOLESCENT RANDOMLY SHOT, RCNTLY FIRED FRM POOL; BB TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 9 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE WAS SHOT WITH A BB GUN CAUSING A BB TO BE LODGED IN HIS RT AXILLA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PELLET GUN ACCIDENTALLY BACKFIRED, WENT THROUGH UPPER CHEST AND EXITED THROUGH NARE. D: PENETRATING CHEST INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE CHEST WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED IN THE CHEST FOREIGN BODY CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS HIT IN BACK WITH A BB FROM A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH A PELLET GUN BY FRIEND DX: CHEST PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2003 | Age: 7 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: BBs or pellets, Metal containers |
| PATIENT HIT IN CHEST BY A RICOCHETED BB SHOT AT A CAN WITH A BB GUN, BB UNDER SKIN IN CHEST; BB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Metal containers |
| BB BOUNCED OFF CAN AND HIT PT IN BACK IN JANUARY. PT REALIZED BB WAS ST ILL IN BACK WHEN HE FELT IT. D: BB, BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT IN CHEST BY COUSIN WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 11/09/2001 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/07/2001 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/19/2001 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2001 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/17/2001 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2001 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2000 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2000 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2000 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/1999 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/1999 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/1999 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/1999 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/1999 | Age: 8 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/1998 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/1998 | Age: 8 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: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/1998 | 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/1997 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/1997 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/08/1997 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/1997 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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