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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 464
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| WAS SHOOTING BB GUN. BB RICOCHETED OFF ROCK INTO ARM. FOREIGN BODY LEFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT FELL PLAYING PAINTBALL; FX ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| LT PROXIMAL RADIUS FX-INJURED WHILE DIVING OVER A BUNKER WHILE AT PAINTBALL FIELD-PLAYING PAINTBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 9 YOM SHOT W/ BB GUN F'BODY LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT IN RT ARM WITH BEE GUN TONIGHT/POLICE TO ER WITH PT, LACERAT O N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| BB IN RT FOREARM. MOM STATES CHILD WAS SHOT 3 WKS AGO BY BB GUN TO RT FOREARM. (AT FATHER'S HOUSE ACCID BY DAD'S G-FRIEND. DX; R FOREARM BB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT TO ER WITH C/O OF BB GUN PELLET TO ARM - ABRASIONS TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT SUST FOREIGN BODY TO FOREARM FROM BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PLAYING WITH POTATO GUN-LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT AND FRIEND PLAYING WITH PELLET GUN WHEN FRIEND DISCHARGED IT AT POINT BLANK RANGE HITTING PATIENT'S FOREARM.D:GSW, FOREARM; FOR.BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FOREIGN BODY FOREARM - WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT WITH A BB GUN LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| RT ARM ABRASION- ACCIDENTLY SHOT WITH A BB GUN REFUSES TO GIVE ANY DETA ILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT SELF WHILE CLEANING GUN DX: GUN PELLET IN RIGHT FOREARM MUSCLE (UNABLE TO REMOVE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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