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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 452
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 INJURY FROM GETTIN SHOT IN HEAD WITH BB GUN, PELLET STILL IN SKULL DX-HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 15 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: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB GUN SHOT TO HEAD/STABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| BB TO R SIDE OF HEAD, SHOT AT CLOSE RANGE BY FRIEND DX; PW TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 15YO WHITE MALE HIT IN HEAD 2X'S WITH PAINTBALLS YESTERYDA,+LOC UNKNOWN IF INTENTIONAL OR NOT, DX MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| SHOT BETWEEN THE EYES WITH BB GUN BY COUSIN ACCIDENTALLY. DX-CONTUSION HEAD, ABRASION FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 6 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, BBs or pellets |
| SCALP FB-SHOT IN SCALP W/A BB GUN-NO DETAILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| PT STATES HE AND HIS FRIEND WAS SHOOTING BB GUNS AT EACH OTHER DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 5 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 |
| SHOT WITH AIRSOFT PELLET GUN BY NEIGHBOR CHILD;FOREIGN BODY SCALP |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT WAS CAMPING IN THE MOUNTAINS, GOT SHOT WITH A BB GUN IN THE LT SIDE OF HEAD, HAD BLEEDING. DX-BB TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 8 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, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS SHOT IN TOP OF HEAD WITH BB GUN AT HOME NO ASSAULT MENTIONED DX: FOREIGN BODY(BB) TO SCALP, REMOVED IN ER DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | 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 |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE HEAD WITH A BB GUN. DX-FOREIGN BODY SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS DRINKING WHEN HIS FRIENDS SHOT HIM IN BACK OF HEAD W/ A BB GUN. STILL HAS A LUMP ON HEAD. THINKS BB IS IN HIS HEAD STILL. DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 12 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, BBs or pellets |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HEAD WITH BB GUN WHEN HE FELL. DX-GUNSHOT WOUND HEAD WITH PELLET GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| BB SHOT TO SCALP DX; FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD W/A PAINTBALL ON SUNDAY. DX. SCALP CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| STS FRIEND SHOT BB GUN,BB RICOCHETED OFF WALL,HIT PT IN HEAD,SMALL WOUND TO FOREHEAD,DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT FELL ON PELLET GUN AND INJURED HEAD. DX: CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 24 YOM HIT WITH RECOIL FROM PAINTBALL GUN 1.5 WEEKS AGO AND HAS SINCE B EEN HAVING HEADACHES, DX: CHI, HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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