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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 92
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 18MOM 4YO BROTHER FOUND BB GUN UNDER BED, MOM TRIED PULLING IT AWAY WHE N SHOT FIRED HITTING PT IN HEAD; BB IN SCALP, PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB GSW TO HEAD WHEN FRIEND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIM;DX GSW HEAD (LATER DIE D) |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT BY BB/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE HEAD WITH A PELLET GUN IN THE SCALP PUNCT URE WOUND SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2005 | Age: 3 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT WITH BB GUN - DID NOT INDICATE ACCIDENT 0R NOT - BB STUCK I N HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| BB GSW TO LT SCALP-FB SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/1998 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | 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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