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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 814
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 18 YO - DX: SMALL ABRAISION RT. LOWER LEG - GSW TO RT. LOWER LEG - SHOT IN L LOWER LEG WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS SHOT W/PELLET GUN WHILE RIDING BIKE. DX: FB L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB GUN INJURY DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEG STABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN DX. PW LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FB RIGHT LEG. PT WAS REMOVING A PELLET GUN FROM CLOSET AND DROPPED IT F IRING INTO LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| CALF FB-SHOOTING A BB GUN-BB BOUNCE OFF A WALL-HIT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| GSW - PT GOING UP STAIRS WHEN HIT IN LEG WITH A SHOT BB. PANT LEG HAS HOLE IN IT FROM BB. DX: ABRASION LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT WITH PELLET GUN ACCIDENTALLY DX FB LLE SECONDARY TO GSW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS SHOT W/PELLET GUN THROUGH PANTS. DX: FB R CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| R LOWER LEG PAIN DX PUNCTURE WOUND FROM PELLET FROM AIR GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| LOWER LEG CONTUSION, SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| DX LEFT CALF STRAIN: INVOLVED IN PAINT GUN GAME, INJURED LEG WHILE RUNNING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT CHANGING CO2 CARTRIDGE IN BB GUN AT HOME, THOUGHT GUN WAS EMPTY AND SHOT HIMSELF IN LEG; BB IN SOFT TISSUE IN LEG, SURGERY CLINIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 28 YOM SHOT IN BACK OF LEG WITH BB GUN FB LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PUNCTURED LEG WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT WAS SHOT WITH A BB GUN AT HOME BY 4 YEAR OLD COUSIN ACCIDENTALLY. DX-FOREIGN BODY LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 14 YOM WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT BY BROTHER WITH BB GUN. HAS PELLETS IN LEFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT W/BB TO LOWER LEG 24 HOURS AGO DX: FB-BB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| ABRASION TO LEG WHEN SHOT BY BB GUN - ACCIDENTAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 THE ANKLE WITH A PELLET GUN ACCIDENTALLY. DX-GUNSHOT WOUND TO ANKLE WITH FOREIGN BODY LEFT FIBULA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| ACCIDENTELY SHOT W/ BB GUN TO HER CALF DX GSW TO CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT CAMPING @ *** SHOOTING BB GUN ASK FRIEND TO SHOOT LEG "SOHE CAN SEE WHAT IT FILLS LIKE". DX LEG CONTUSION NO BB FRAGMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE LOWER LEG WITH A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT WAS SHOT IN THE LEFT CALF WITH A BB GUN ACCIDENTALLY. DX-FOREIGN BODY LEFT CALF WITH CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Metal containers |
| SOMEONE SHOOTING BB GUN THAT BOUNCED OFF CAN AND HIT PT IN R LEG. DX. FB R LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT SHOT IN LOWER LEG WITH BB GUN FROM 2 FT AWAY AT HOME, BB IN LEG ; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS WALKING DOWN STREET, HEARD POP AND WAS HIT W/BB FROM BB GUN 3 DAYS AGO. DX: AVULSION L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF BB GUN WHILE IN GARAGE AT FRIENDS HOUSE FB (BB) LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT WAS SHOT WITH BB GUN IN RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT WITH PELLET GUN DX. PW LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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