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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 896
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 14 Y/O B/M SUSTAINED LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD FROM BUTT OF A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT WAS AT COUSINS HOUSE,ACCIDENTALLY WAS SHOT W/BB-GUN IN R TEMPLE. DX: FB RT TEMPLE; ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 16 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 |
| ACCIDENTLY SHOT BY PELLET FROM PELLET GUN BY FRIEND,FRIEND DID NOT KNOW GUN WAS LOADED/ FB PELLET WOUND TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 12 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 AND FRIEND RAN IN BATHROOM WITH BB GUN, FRIEND WAS HANDING PT GUN A ND IT WENT OFF HITTING PT IN HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT PT WITH BB GUN;FB, SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 13 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 |
| SHOT IN HEAD WITH BB GUNDX: BB REMOVED RIGHT SIDE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 13 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 |
| FRIEND WAS SHOOTING BB GUN INTO AIR. PT WAS HIT IN HEAD BY A BB. FOREIG N BODY REMOVAL FROM SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT AT CLOSE RANGE DURING A PAINT BALL GAME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| GUNSHOT WOUND TO HEADGUNSHOT WOUND TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 14 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 |
| PT WAS SHOT IN THE FACE WITH A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 13 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 |
| BB GSW TO HEAD WHEN SHOT BY FRIEND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| HIT BY PELLET GUN (R) OCCIPITAL. NO LOC. SM RED RAISED 1CM WOUND. DX: PELLET WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PELLET WOUND TO RIGHT TEMPLE- SHOT WITH B-B GUN AT A FRIEND'S HOUSEDX: SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 12 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 IN HEAD WITH BB GUN BY 7 Y/O CHILD/FB LT PARIETAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 SCALP-SHOT IN BACK OF HEAD WITH A BB GUN. ABLE TO SEE BB UNDER SKIN. NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| USING AIRGUN; FELL 12 FT; DIRECT BLOW; SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 8 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE SCALP WITH A BB GUN BY A FRIEND AT HOME BB RE TAINED IN SCALP FOREIGN BODY HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 7 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 |
| SHOT IN HEAD W/ BB GUN; F/B REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns |
| PT AND OTHER CHILDREN PLAYING WITH CAP PISTOLS WHEN ANOTHER CHILD SHO A B-B GUN,HIT PT IN HEAD SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 WITH BB-GUN X 3-4WKS AGO GRANDMOM REPORTS BBPELLET STILLAD IN HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| HIT WITH A GUN TO THE FACE LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| DX FOREIGN BODY TO HEAD: SHOT BEHIND RIGHT EAR WITH BB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Eye protection devices |
| PLAYING PAINTBALL, PAINT SPLATTERED UNDER FACE SHIELD, LIFTED TO C LEAN FACE, HIT WITH PAINT BALL UNDER EYE. CHI, EYE CONT WITH HEMORRHAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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