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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 831
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| CHEST FB. PT WAS SHOT IN CHEST WITH A BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 27 YOM, SHOT WITH PELLET GUN IN RIBS AT HOME, OPEN WOUND CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT PT IN CHEST WITH HIGH POWERED BB/PELLET GUN A T HOME, NOW WITH NECK AND CHEST PAIN; GSW OF CHEST CAVITY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT GOT SHOT BY BB GUN IN CHEST, SUFFERED ABRASION & SWELLING DX: ABRAS ION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BEING SHOT BY PELLET GUN IN HER BACK. GS WOUND. BACK CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE CHEST WITH A BB GUN BY SISTER. D: BB IN CHEST WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS HIT TO CHEST W/BB FROM BB GUN. DX: CHEST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT IN (L) CHEST & THIGH WITH A B B GUN DX;* ABRASIONS 2ND DEGREE SHOT W/ BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN CHEST WITH BB GUN AT HOME DX// FB ANTERIOR CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| WAS AT A YARD SALE AND SOMEONE HAD A BB GUN FOR SALE, CHILD PICKED IT UP AND SHOT ANOTHER CHILD WITH IT. DX: F/B TO LT CHEST WALL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN RIBS BY PAINT BALL DX;# CONTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 3 DAYS AGO- SHOT BY "***" GUN IN LT UPPER CHEST, POSSIBLE BB INSHOULDER . DX; SUPERFICIAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 18YOF WAS SHOT AT FAIRLY CLOSE RANGE WITH PAINTBALL GUN WHILE PAINTBALLING; RIBCAGE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| F'BDY CHEST FROM BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN UPPER CHEST WITH PELLET GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| DX: ADMITTED TO OR AFTER8-9 SHOTS OF GSW TO ABD. SHOOTING OCCURED BACK OF HOUSE PATIENT HIT IN CROSSFIRE. TRAUMA STAT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT HAS LAC TO L LOWER CHEST FROM BEING HIT BY A BB FROM BB GUN. DETAILS UNK. SHOT BY ANOTHER CHILD W/ BB GUN. DX CHEST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT BY BROTHER WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED IN CHEST FB CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT WITH BB GUN DX: PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT BY AIRGUN/PELLET GUN. SWELLING IN MIDUPPER BACK. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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