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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 420
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN WHILE SHOOTING RATS IN ATTIC DX; FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| DX R FORARM RETAINED FB: SHOT SELF ACC IN DISTAL FOREARM THIS A.M. W/BB RIFLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT HAS A BB STUCK IN ARM AFTER SHIT WITH BB GUN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| FOREARM FB-SHOT W/A BB GUN IN THE ARM-NO DETAILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| FOREARM & LEG FB'S-SHOT SELF WHILE SHOOTING @ A BIRD W/A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 7 DAYS AGO PT WAS HIT WITH A PELLET GUN TO LEFT ARM MULTIPLE TIMES. WHILE PLAYING WITH FREINDS. DX CELLULITS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT IN THE ARM WITH BB GUN BY BROTHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 13 YOM SHOT WITH BB GUN RIGHT FOREARM AND PRESENTS WITH BB STILL IN FOR EARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| GUNSHOT WOUND (BB PELLET) LEFT FOREARM WITH RETAINED FOREIGN BODY - SHOT BY A FRIEND ABOUT THREE FEET AWAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Illegal drugs |
| PT W/ SI. +ETOH/COCAINE & DEPRESSED OVER MARITAL PROBLEMS. ALSO HURT FO REARM IN ACCIDENTAL AIR GUN INJURY 2 WKS AGO. D:FB, FOREARM, SI. ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN ARM WITH PELLETT GUN. DUG OUT PELLET LAST PM PELLET GUN WOUND # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT HIMSELF IN LT ARM WITH A BB GUN YESTERDAY C/O REDNESS OVER THE AREA. DX - FOREIGN BODY, LT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT HAD BB PELLET IN ARM FROM A BB GUN, FOREIGN BODY IN LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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