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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 716
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT GOT SHOT BY ANOTHER CHILD WITH CO2 GUN (AIR) AT HOME . DX: PUN CTURE WOUND TO CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN UPPER BACK WITH BB GUN. DX-GUNSHOT WOUND UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Pins and needles |
| SHOT BY BROTHER WITH STRAIGHT PIN LOADED IN A BB GUN DX FB CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/31/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| FRIEND PLAYING WITH PELLET PUMP AIR RIFLE AND GUN WENT OFF BB TO MIDBAC K..DID NOT KNOW WAS LOADED...BB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT WITH BIRDSHOT FROM APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET AWAY. PELLETS IN CHEST AND BOTH ARMS. INTENT UNSTATED. D: GUNSHOT WOUNDS. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE BACK WITH BB GUN BY FRIEND DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT/STRUCK BY BB GUN FROM CLOSE RANGE. " AXILLA ABRS/CONTS " |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SELF INFLICTED WOUNDS, WITH PELLET GUN-PNEUMOTHORAX RT LUNG/PENETRATIN G CHEST WOUNDS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| GSW - PT SHOT WITH BB GUN 1 WEEK AGO. BB PALPABLE UNDER SKIN ON R UPPE R CHEST. DX: FOREIGN BODY TRUNK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN THE CHEST WITH A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT WITH PELLET GUN FB CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| BB GUNSHOT WOUND TO R UPPER BACK. BB "IS LODGED IN HIS LIVER". SHOT WH ILE PLAYING WITH A GROUP OF KIDS PLAYING WITH GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT WITH BB GUN F'BODY UPPER TORSO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| FRIEND ACCIDENTLY FIRED BB GUN AT FRIENDS HOUSE INJURING BACK. DX: INT RATHORACIC FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/30/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT MISTAKENLY SHOT SELF IN CHEST WITH PELLET GUN. DX: SUPPERICIAL GSW T O CHEST. PT LEFT AMA. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/25/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Beds or bedframes |
| BB GUN FELL OFF BED, FIRED DX. FB CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| GSW - DAD STATES THEY WERE SHOOTING AT TREES & A BB BOUNCED BACK & HIT PT. BB IN UPPER R SIDE OF BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| CHEST BB GUN SHOT WOUND WHEN BB RICOCHETTING OFF TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT WITH BB GUN TO CHEST AT HOME 30 MINUTES AGO DX: GUNSHOT WOUND CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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