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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 623
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT STATES ACCIDENTALLY SHOT W/BB GUN IN R THIGH, REMOVED BB AT HOME. DX. BB GSW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT A "BB" GUN WITH METAL PELLETS IN (R) THIGH, PAINFUL BRUISED--FB (R ) THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PW RT THIGH WITH FB.PT FRIEND SHOT PT IN THIGH WITH A BB GUN AND BB IN THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT BY BB GUN IN UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| GSW TO THIGH-SHOT W/ BB GUN @ HOME IN THE STREET-NO DETAILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT HAS A GSW TO UPPER LEG - BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| WALKING HOME ON THE ROAD WHEN A BOY SHOT HER IN THE THIGH WITH A PELLET GUN. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| THIGH FB-HUSBAND ACCIDENTLY SHOT WIFE W/A BB GUN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT SHOT W/BB GUN WHILE RIDING BIKE TODAY. PW TO R UPPER LEG, BB REMAIN S IN LEG. DX. FB R UPPER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF INTO THIGH WITH BB GUN @ CLOSE RANGE >>PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN UPPER LEG WITH A PELLET GUN. DX: PELLET GUN INJURY TO THE RIGHT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| BUNLOADING GUNS FROM VEHICLE BB GUN ACCIDENTALY WENT OFF INTO UPPER LEG B GUN SHOT WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN THIGH WITH BB GUN AT HOME TODAY DX// FB RIGHT THIGH REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS SHOT W/BB GUN 8 DAYS AGO TO L THIGH AND WANTS TO SEE IF BB IS ST ILL THERE. DX. FB L THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY OLDER SIBLING W/BB GUN. DX: FB R THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Day wear |
| SHOOTING BBGUN WITH FRIENDS, ACCIDENTALLY WALKED INFRONT OF FRIEND WHIL E SHOOTING, SHOT IN THE THIGH/ABOVE KNEE, HAND JEANS ON>>ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| HOLSTERING A 22 IN HIS PANTS AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF CAUSING GUNS HOT TO RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT IN L THIGH W/PELLET GUN DX; PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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