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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 832
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT-SHOT IN RIGHT EYE WITH PAINT BALL FROM GUN DX-HYPHEMA, VITREAL HEMMORRHAGE R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN EYE W/PAINTBALL GUN. DX: TRAUMATIC IRITIS L EYE, FACIAL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| STRUCK IN EYE WITH PAINT BALL GUN OCCURRED AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| HIT IN LT. EYE W/ PAINT BALL DX: CONTUSION EYE W/ HYPHEMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS LIFTING BB GUN TO PUT IT AWAY & WAS SHOT. DX: FB R EYE, R UPPER EYELID PW, DECREASED VISION. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT IN EYE WITH PLASTIC PELLET FROM TOY PLASTIC GUN; CORNEAL ABRASI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| HEMORRHAGE EYEBALL WHEN SHOT WITH PAINTBALL GUN AT 10 FT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| LAST NIGHT HURT BY BB GUN - BB RICOCHET INTO EYE BLUNT OCULAR TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT BY PAINT BALL TO L EYE, L EYELID SWOLLEN DX: BLUNT EYE TRAUMA W/CORNEAL ABRASION/IRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT ACCID SHOT BB GUN W/BB HITTING EYE. DX: R EYE TRAUMATIC INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/04/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| A YOUNG CHILD PICKED UP A GUN AND WAVED IT AROUND SHOOTING THE PT ABOVE THE EYE. DX SHOT IN EYE WITH B.B. GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| STATES HE WAS SHOT IN THE EYE WITH A PAINTBALL GUN DX CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| HIT IN L EYE WITH A PAINT BALL DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| C/O BLURRED VISION RT EYE, HIT WITH PAINTBALL, DID GET SOME PAINT IN EY E/ BT RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS HIT W/"SOFT AIR" WHICH SHOOTS PLASTIC BB'S. DX: CORNEAL ABR OD, TRAUMATIC HYPHEMA OD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| CORN ABR. PT WAS HIT IN EYE WITH A PAINT BALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| R CORNEAL ABRASION; HIT BY PAINTBALL (NO EYE PROTECTION USED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| HIT BY PAINT BALL DX. EYE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 19 YOM HIT BY PAINTBALL GUN CONTUSION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| STRUCK W/ PAINT BALL ON SATURDAY (STRUCK MASK). ACUTE RT EYE CONJUNCTIV ITIS & POSSIBLE NASAL BONE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT IN EYE W/ PAINT BALL.TOOK PROTECTIVE GEAR OFF.DX CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT WAS AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND WAS SHOT ACCIDENTALLY IN THE EYE WITH A PAINT BALL GUN. DX-EYE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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