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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 384
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PW R ARM W/PELLET GUN BY FRIEND DX; FB REMOVAL PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| CAME IN FROM OUTSIDE CRYING TO MOM C/O OFTHROAT BURNING P BITTING ONTO A ?PAINTBALL VS BATHBEAD >> PAINT ON THE MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT BB GUN FELL ON PTS FINGER AT HOME TODAY WHILE MOTHER WAS TRYING TO T AKE GUN AWAY FROM BABY DX// OPEN FX LEFT SMALL FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/AIR SOFT PELLET FROM 3 FT AWAY. DX: FB L EYE, PENETRATING INJURY, RETINAL INJURY, L UPPER EYELID LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN SPRING OF OLD UNLOADED BB GUN AMPUTATING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT X TODAY WAS SHOT WITH A BB GUN IN THE LEFT EYE. PT STATES WAS SHOT F ORM UNKNOWN PLACE OR PERSON. DX. SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| C/O PT MOM STATES CHILD PUT BBS IN EARDX F.O.B. IN RT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PAINTBALL GUN SHOT EYE SMALL PART NEEDED TO BE REMOVED FROM EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2007 | Age: 4 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 4 Y/O M SUS A FACIAL INJURY X TODAY. PT WAS SHOT IN THE FACE WITH A BB GUN. DX ABRASIONS TO THE FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH A BB GUN, & DROPPED IT, IT WENT OFF & SHOT PT IN LT FOREARM. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN TISSUE- LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT SELF I N HAND WITH BB GUN AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2007 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT BIT INTO A PAINT BALL, SPIT IT OUT, NO LAB, NO TX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 4 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 |
| SHOT WITH PELLET GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2007 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT WAS SHOT IN LOWER RT LEG WITH BB PELLET ACCIDENTALLY AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 0 years | Sex: Not recorded | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SELF-INFLICTED GSW HEAD, CO2 PELLET GUN HOLLOW POING DX GSW HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/20/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PLAYING W/ LOADED BB GUN AND SHOT SELF IN L EYE DX: BB GUNSHOT WOUND TO L EYE; ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/12/2007 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PUT OLDER BROTHERS PAINTBALL IN MOUTH AND IT EXPLODED IN MOUTH DX: CAL LED PC PAINT: POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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