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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 482
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PTS FRIEND ACCID SHOT HIM IN THE LOW BACK W/ A PELLET FROM A PELLET GUN 12 DAYS AGO. TRIED TO REMOVE ON OWN, COULDNT. STILL IN SKIN. DX FB BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PLAYING WITH BB GUN AT BABYSITTERS HOUSE, GUN WENT OFF AND SHOT SELF IN BACK;DX FOREIGN BODY LOWER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WITH LAC TO ABD FROM ACCIDENTAL SELF INFLICTED PELLET GUN WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 20 Y/O M PRESENTS A/P SHOT TO BELLY BUTTON WITH BB GUN FROM 2-3 YARDS A WAY, STRIGHT ON SHOT. PUNCTURE WOUND ABD WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT WAS SHOT WITH A BB GUN IN THE BUTTOCKS. DX-BB LEFT BUTTOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY A NEIGHBORHOOD TEENAGER WITH A BB GUN. DX BACK HE MATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS PLAYING SOCCER SHOT BY A STRAY BB BULLET |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT W/BB GUN IN ABDOMEN ON SAT.MAY 31. SMALL LACERATION W/POSSIBLE BB STILL INSIDE. "MESSING AROUND" W/FRIENDS; BB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 12 YO M CONTUSION TO BACK AND THUMB GUN SHOT WOUND FROM AIR RIFLE AT COUSINS HOUSE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN PELLET FROM GUN RICCHET AND PELLET HIT PT HIT IN ABDO MEN. DX: GSW PELLET PUNCTURE WOUND TO LT SIDE ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN HE WAS SHOOTING HIS BB GUN AND BB BOUNCED OFF TREE IN TO PT. DX: GSW =BB PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 19 YO MALE WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN LAST WEEK F/B BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT HAS ABRAS TO LOW ABDM FROM GUN THAT SHOOTS BIRD SHOT THAT SHE WAS CA RRYING AND IT FELL GOING OFF AND SPRAYED LOW ABDM. DX. GSW, NO FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT STATES SHE BELIEVES SHE WAS SHE WAS SHOT W/A BB GUN,DID NOT SEETHE G UN OR WHO FIRED IT.PT WAS FOUND AT HOME,SHOT JUST PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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