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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 111
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| FOREIGN BODY KNEE - 24 YO MALE WAS SHOT IN THE LEFT KNEE BY A FRIEND LA ST NIGHT WITH A BB RIFLE - BB AT REST IN LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT ACCID SHOT SELF IN KNEE W/BB GUN. DX: BB L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT PICKED UP LOADED BB GUN & PULLED THE TRIGGER BY ACCIDENT, NOW W/SM E NTRANCE WOUND OVER KNEE CAP & PAIN, BB REMOVED FROM KNEE; FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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