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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 531
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | 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 |
| 10YOM WAS SIMPLY WALKING IN THER PARK WHEN SOME KID SHOT HIM FROM 70 FE ET AWAY WITH A BB GUN AND HIT IN THE LOWER ARM BB RETAINED FB ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 17 YOM SHOT SELF IN ARM WITH 22 MAGNUM AND FRACTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 50 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: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 50 YO MALE WAS USING AIR GUN AND A PIECE OF TIN FR OM CAR BUMBER CUT PT'S LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| BB OR F.B. LT FOREARM, REMOVED: 16YOM WALKING DOWN A ROAD @ HOME WHEN FRIEND SHOT HIM IN L FOREARM WITH BB GUN, PAIN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FOREARM INJURY FROM BB GUN. DX-BB GUN TO LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION, SUPERFICIAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT HAS BB STUCK IN ARM AFTER BEING SHOT = NOT STATED HOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 12 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: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO ARM SHOT IN UPPER ARM ADMITTE D AND TREATED FOR WOUND CARE X2 DAYS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 46 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 |
| ACCIDENTAL BB GUN SHOT TO ARM FOREIGN BODY FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS: OUT IN THE WOODS 4-5 DAYS AGO SHOOTING A BB GUN RASH BOTH UPPER EXTREMITIES, BACK, LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS SHOT INTENTIONALLY BY ANOTHER CHILD AT SCHOOL W/ A BB GUN IN L F OREARM. HAS PUNCT WOUND WHERE BB HIT. NO FB. DX PUNCT L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2009 | Age: 6 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 W/ BB TO LEFT FOREARM ON FRIDAY @ HOME & THINKS BB IS STILL IN ARM. DX: FB SUQ (RETAINED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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