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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,520
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 14YOM PLAYING W/ *** BB GUN3 DAYS AGO WHEN FRIENDS ACCID SHOT GUN AND B B HIT PT IN FOREHEAD. BB STILL LODGED UNDER SKIN. DX FB IN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 4 YOM SHOT SELF IN FOREHEAD W/BB GUN ACCIDENTALLY DX: FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 12YOM- 4 MONTHS AGO PT WAS SHOT W/ BB -TODAY BB'S VISIBLE PT WAS HOME WHEN BB SHOT NEVER KNEW WHO SHOT HIM. DX F.B TO LEFT CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 13 YR M SHOT BY FRIEND WITH BB GUN;DX GSW EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 13YOM WAS SHOT IN EYE WITH BB GUN DX: FACIAL INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 16 YR OLD FEMALE SITTING IN HOUSE AND WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN CHIN BY B B AT FOUR FEET BY SOMEONE FOOLING AROUND WITH GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 13YOM PREPARING FOR HUNTING WITH FATHER WAS STRUCK BY THE SCOPE OF THE RIFLE IN THE FACE;FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| A 16 YR OLD FEMALE WAS SHOT IN FACE BY A BB GUN DX BB GUNSHOT WOUND TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 49YMC SHOOTING TARGETS WITH RIFLE AND GUN KICKED BACK HITTING FOREHEADL ACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| A 18 YOM WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN EYEBROW WITH PELLET GUN, FB TO EYEBRO W |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 10YOM WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB FUN, PAIN, DX: FB OF FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 11 YOM SHOT IN HEAD W/BB GUN ACCIDENTALLY DX: PW TO FOREHEAD W/FB REM OVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 8YOM-WAS COCKING A BB GUN AND IT CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE, BRUISING THE RT EYE. DX: CONTUSION TO FACE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 5 YR M SHOT A BB GUN TO THE GROUND AND IT REBOUNDED INTO NOSE;DX ABRASI ON/TRAUMA TO INTRANASAL AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 64 YOM SHOT IN FACE AND CHEST BY A BB GUN FOREIGN BODY IN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 11YOM WAS HIT IN EYE BY BB GUN, ACCIDENT, DIDNT KNOW GUN WAS LOADED, PA IN DX: CONTUSION OF FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 5YOWM PT AT FRIEND'S HOUSE SHOOTING BOTTLES W/A BB GUN, BB RICHOCHETED OFF BOTTLE AND STRUCK HIM IN L CHEEK. DX. FB L CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 19YOM WASAT HOME LOADING A PELLET GUN, THE GUN CAME BACK AND CAUSED A LACERATION TO FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FOREHEAD LAC/10YOM WAS SHOOTING A GUN AT GRANDPARENTS HOUSE AND GOT HIT ABOVE THE R EYE WITH SCOPE CAUSING LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS CLEANING HI BB GUN AND ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIS SELF IN THE FACE DX: GSW TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 8YO M WAS SHOT IN FACE WITH A BB GUN...GSW TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 21 YOM, SCOPE ON 22 RIFLE KICKED BACK ONAD HIT EYEBROW, FACE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| HIT WITH PELLET FROM PELLET GUN NOSE LACERATION 37 YO M # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 17YOM WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE LEFT EYE WITH A PELLET GUN TONIGHT C/O LOWER LEFT EYE PAIN.DX: LACERATION TO EYE&EYELID AFTER BEING SHOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 38 YOM HIT IN FACE WITH A PAITBALL FROM PAINTBALL GUN FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 23 Y MALE REPORTS SOCKET FROM AIR GUN FLEW OFF STRIKING FACE, SUBSTAINE LAC TO EYEBROW....PT LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 17YOM PT ACCID SHOT IN FACE W/ A BB GUN 8 DAYS AGO. THOUGHT BB DEFLECTE D OFF OF FACE. NOW FEELS BB IN FACE NEAR NOSE. SMALL WOUND. DX FB FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 15 Y/O/M ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN FACE WITH BB GUN AT HOME DX// FB FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 19 Y MALE SUBSTAINED FACIAL INJ FROM PAINTBALL GUN DX: FACIAL SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| EYELID CT-7YOM-SHOT W/ SOFT PELLET GUN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT IN FACE WITH BB GUN FOREIGN BODY FACE. 37YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 17 YOM WHILE IN ALLEY BEHIND HOUSE WAS SHOT IN THE EYE BY STRAY BB. DX : EYELID FOREIGN BODY, IRITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 17 YOF, HIT IN NOSE WITH RIFLE AT DRILL LESSON AT SCHOOL, FRACTURE NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 18YO HISP MALE JUMPING ON TRAMPOLINE,ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN AT HOME IN NECK AREA, DX BB TO L JAW, L SUBMANDIBULAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 17 Y/O/M ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN FACE WITH BB GUN AT FRIENDS HOUSE DX/ FB CHIN REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 14YOM WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN FACE WITH PELLET GUN FOREIGN BODY FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 7 Y MALE ACCIDENTLY SHOT WITH BB GUN IN RT CHEEK KDX: GSW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 12 YO NAM ACCIDENTALLY SHOT TO CHEEK WITH BB GUN AT HOME BY BROTHER FOREIGN BODY CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 78YROLD FEMALE WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE FOREHEAD WITH BB GUN BY HER 4 YROLD GRANDSON DX FB EXTRACTION* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 11 YOF REPORTED BY EMS TO HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY GROUP OF BOYS WHO STA RTED SHOOTING @ HER FEET W/ HANDHELD BB GUN, SHOT L EYELID, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 18 Y/O M SHOT IF FACE W/ BB GUN SHATTERING EYE GLASSES. DX SUBCONJUNT IVAL HEMORRHAGE, FB IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 16YOM, REPROTS ACC GOT SHOT INTO CHIN WITH BB GUN A YEAR, AGO, NEVER SE EKD MD ATTENTION, NOW WITH CHIN WITH EATING>>RETAINED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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