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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 997
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE WHEN OTHER BOY "***" WANTED TO SHOOT PT IN THEBA CK JUST TO SEE IF BB WOULD BREAK THE SKIN - PT WAS HIT ON BACK OF HE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PRESENTS WITH PELLET GUNSHOT WOUND TO RT SIDE OF HEAD PT SHOT GUN OFF H IMSELF INTO A WAL AND THEY RICHOCEDED PELLET WOUND FB HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT. SHOT BY A BB GUN TO RT. TEMPLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| HEAD CONT. PT WAS SHOT IN HEAD WITH A PAINT BALL GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| BROTHER SHOT PT IN BACK OF HEAD WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT SHOT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A PAINT BALL GUN LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD WITH A BB GUN. DX HEAD PUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| LAC TO POSTERIOR SCALP, BROTHER HIT HIM W/PAINT BALL GUN DX: 2 CM SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT. STATES WAS SHOT IN HEAD W/A BB GUN ACCIDENTALLY. DX. PELLET GUN IN JURY TO L SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 16 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 |
| PT WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD WITH A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 11 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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT SHOT ON TEMPLE AREA WITH BB GUN, BY COUSIN, ACCIDENT. DX: FOR EIGN BODY TO SKULL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN SHOT WITH BB GUN WHEN WALKING IN STORE - NO CONT ACT WITH SHOOTER - CONSIDERED ACCIDENTAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 40 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 |
| PLAYING BB GUN WARS AT HOME WITH FAMILY, SHOT IN HEAD. DX: FB HEAD RE MOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| STATES WAS SHOT IN BACK OF HEAD W/ PELLET GUN. SMALL CHILD PLAYING W/ PELLET GUN. WOUND BACK OF HEAD. DX; BB WOUND OF SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT RECEIVED MINOR CUT BEHIND EAR WHEN HIT WITH BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 8 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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT SHOT IN BACK OF HEAD WITH BB GUN AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, BB IN SCA LP; BB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | 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 |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO SCALP, POSS. PELLET GUN WOUND. DX. FB IN SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 31 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 |
| FB IN SKULL-SHOT IN BACK OF HEAD W/A BB GUN BY BROTHER IN LAW-AT HOME- WHILE HORSING AROUND-THAOUGHT THE SAFETY WAS ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 8 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 |
| GSW- FB TO SIDE OF HEAD. SHOT BY COUSIN WITH A BB GUN. COUSIN THOUGHT SAFETY WAS ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 14 years | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SCALP FB-STANDING NEAR TARGETS BEING USED FOR BB GUNS-PELLET RICHOCHETT ED & HIT SCALP-AT TARGET RANGE-22 CAL PELLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| HIT ON HEAD WHILE PLAYING PAINTBALL YESTERDAY. HIT IN HEAD. DX. ACUTE M INOR HEAD TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 11 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 |
| PELLET STUCK IN HEAD AFTER BEING SHOT WITH PELLET GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 10 YOWM AND A FRIEND WERE PLAYING W/ A PELLET GUN (AIR PUMP UP RIFLE) W HEN IT FELL TO THE GROUND AND DISCHARGED. DX. PELLET WOUND HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| HEAD LAC/10YOM WAS STRUCK BY BB FROM BB GUN BY ACCIDENT. BB RICOCHETED. PT WAS PLAYING WITH GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 13 YOMC WAS SHOT WITH A BB GUN IN THE HEAD TWICE AND ONE IN HIS L. THIG H/ GUNSHOT WOUND TO HEAD AND THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| HEAD PUNCTURE WOUND-DRINKING ETOH & SMOKING MARIJUANA-MESSING AROUND-SH OT HIMSELF W /A BB GUN-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 8 Y.O. B MALE W/BB GUN SHOT TO HEAD. PT WAS SHOT BY OLDER SIBLING @ HOM E W/A BB GUN.. E9854 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| SHOT IN HEAD WITH B-B GUN F B - POSS SKULL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT WAS SHOT WITH A BB GUN. DX-SCALP ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 12 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 WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT HIT ON HEAD WITH POTATO SHOT FROM POTATO GUN (PIPE & AEROSOL) SHOT F ROM 35 FT. AWAY BY BROTHER. HIT GROUND. INTENT? D:CLOSED HEAD INJURY/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | 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 |
| MOM WAS TALKING TO PT ABOUT GUN SAFETY AND PT REPORTED TO HER THAT HE W AS SHOT IN THE HEAD WITH PELLET GUN BY ACCIDENT X2 MONTHS AGO. D: FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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