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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 862
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PATIENT HIT ON LOWER LEG BY PAINT BALL 2-3 DAYS AGO, NOW HAS OPEN WOUND DRAINING; ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 PLAYING AROUND WITH A BB GUN AT HOME AND SHOT SELF WITH THE BB RETAI NED IN LEFT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 W/BB GUN IN CALF TODAY PT TOOK BB OUT OF WOUND BY HIMSELF,UNKNOWN INTENTION/NOT STATED,+BLEEDING; RIGHT CALF PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2005 | Age: 27 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, BBs or pellets |
| PT PLAYING W/ FRIEND WHEN SUSTAINED BB/PELLET FROM AIR RIFLE ON THANKSG IVING. THOUGHT IT WOULD COME OUT ON ITS OWN. D:FOREIGN BODY, CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2005 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIETN WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN IN RIGHT LOWER LEG. DX-FORIENG BODY LOWE LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2005 | Age: 5 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 |
| 5 Y/O M HAS BB PELLET EMBEDDED IN R CALF AFTER FIGHTING OVER BB GUN WIT H SIBLING AND GUN WENT OFF BY ACCIDENT AT HOME. DX; FOREIGN BODY REMOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| SHOT IN L CALF W/BB GUN ACCIDENTALLY DX: FB L CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| SHOT WITH BB GUN FB LLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2005 | Age: 35 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 USING BB GUN AND SHOT SELF IN SHIN WITH GUN C/O PAIN FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 16 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 WITH A BB GUN IN LEFT SHIN.DX-FOREIGN BODY IN LOWER LI MB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 15 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 |
| DX: BB GUN SHOT TO R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| SHOT BY NEIGHBOT W/BB GUN, BB IN LEG, ACCIDENTAL DX: BB FB R LOWER LEG REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2005 | 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 |
| SHOT IN LEG WITH BB GUN DX BB GUN PUNCTURE WOUND L LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2005 | 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 18 YOM SHOT SELF IN LOWER LEG WITH GUN GSW LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| BB GUN PELLET TO RLL, ACCIDENTALLY SHOT YESTERDAY DX: PELLET WOUND R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2005 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT GOT SHOT IN THE CALF BY BB GUN SUSTAINED " LEG PUNCTURE WOUND, GSW" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2005 | Age: 14 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: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PUNCTURED BY BEE GUN PELLET GRAZED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PATIETNW AS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH ABB GUN WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH, KIDS WERE FIRING BB GUN AND HIT PATIENT. DX-FOREIGHN BODY LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 7 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 |
| PT WAS SHOT WITH A BB GUN IN THE BACK OF HIS LEFT LOWER LEG BB RETAINED FOREIGN BODY LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| SHOT W/BB GUN IN LEG, FIRED SHOOTING TREE, RICOCHETED AND HIT PT IN LEG . DX CONT R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/31/2005 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT ACCD SHOT IN RT KNEE WITH BB-GUN THAT BROTHER FRIEND WAS PLAYING WIT H IT ON SAT C/O PN/SWELLING, FB/ INCIDENT HAPPEN X 2 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| BB GUN WOUND TO LEG BB WOUND LOWER LEG\KNEE AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | 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 |
| BB GSW RT CALF.PT WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND WAS SHOT WITH A BB IN CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Go-carts |
| 5 Y/O W/M RECEIVED FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHEN PLAYING PAINT GUN BALL AND WAS RAN OVER BY ANOTHER CHILD ON A GO-CART AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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