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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 790
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT IN BOTH LEGS BY BROTHER W/BB GUN TODAY,INTENT NOT STATED/UNCLEAR,B B'S IMBEDDED IN R-THIGH/L-SHIN; BILATERAL LEGS FOREIGN BODIES (BB'S) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH BB GUN AND SHOT HIMSELF IN LEG. DX: BB GUN WOUND LT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS CLEANING BB GUN AND GUN DISHCHARGED BB INTO PT'S THIGH DX GSW P UNCTURE TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| THIGH HEMATOMA-PLAYING PAINTBALL @ A TOURNAMENT-GOT HIT W/ PAINTBALL-AR EA BRUISED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PLT. ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN L. THIGH BY BB GUN, PELLET REMOVED BY DR. DX. P UNCTURE WOUND L. THIGH.# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| ROOMATE ACCIDENTLY SHOT PT W PELLET GUN W PELLET GOING INTO R THIGH DX SKIN FOERIGN BODY R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT IN L UPPER THIGH BY BB GUN AS HE WALKED PAST PICNIC TABLE IN CANYO N DX FB (BB) L UPPER THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT IN L LEG WITH AIR GUN DX: PUNCTURE TO THIGH; TRANSFERRED TO HIGHLAND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS GOOFING OFF W/FRIEND & BB ACCID SHOT INTO LEG. DX: BB R MEDIAL THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| ACCIDENTLY SHOT BY GRANDFATHER W/ BB GUN DID NOT LOOK LIKE IT HAD PENETRATED PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT THIGH SURGICAL REMOVAL BB PELLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| WHILE PLAYING OUTSIDE WITH AIRGUN, PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| RIGHT THIGH FB. PT'S COUSING SHOT PT IN LEG WITH A BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT WITH PELLET GUN DX. FB THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| HIT BY PAINTBALL DX L THIGH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE THIGH BY OLDER SIBLING WITH BB GUN. D: BB GUNSHOT RIGHT PROXIMAL THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY BB SHOT IN THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT HIT WITH PELLET GUN 15 FT AWAY DX: R THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT CLEANING BB GUN AND SHOT SELF IN LEFT THIGH LEFT THIGH PUNCTURE WOUN D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH A BB GUN. DX-BB SHOT LEFT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT INJURED L LEG W/ BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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