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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 939
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 21 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT PLAYING AROUND WITH A BB GUN AND IT WENT OFF SHOT SELF IN THE RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2007 | Age: 19 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: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| L EYE INJ/19YOM IN WOODS WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH A PAINT BALL FROM ABOU T 30 FEET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 25 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 IN EYE WITH PAINT BALL GUN C/O DIFFICULTY SEEING DX- EYE TRAUMA HYPHEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 19 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 |
| CORNEAL AB-HIT IN EYE BY AIR RIFLE WHILE PLAYING A GAME-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2007 | Age: 17 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, BBs or pellets |
| BB INJURY TO RT EYE.PT WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN EYE WITH A BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2007 | 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: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRAGE - 18 YO MALE WAS SHOT IN RIGHT EYE WITH BB GU N AT CLOSE RANGE (10') LAST NIGHT - *** PELLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT WAS @ PLAYGROUND W/ FRIENDS PLAYING WITH A BB GUN NOW FILLS LIKE SOMETHING IN HIS EYE SAYS HE THINKS ITS DIRT. DX CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2007 | Age: 22 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, BBs or pellets |
| HIT N EYE BYPLASTIC BB SHOT FROM AIR GUN/ TRAUMATIC HYPHEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2007 | 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 |
| SHOT IN EYE WITH BB GUN, DX; CORNEAL ABRASION R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2007 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT PLAYING PAINTBALL AND HIT IN THE FACE ABOUT 15 FEET NO PROTECTIVE EY EWEAR SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION SHOT IN EYE WITH A "***"WHICH SHOOTS PLASTIC B B'S, NOT AN ASSAULT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2007 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT RECEIVED CONTUSION TO EYE WHEN HIT BY PAINT BALL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH A PLASTIC BB FROM AN AIRSOFT PELLET GUN. DX: RIGHT EYE TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT HORSING AROUND WITH HIS FRIENDS WITH A PAINT BALL GUN NO PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR AND ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE LEFT EYE WITH A PAINTBALL- CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | 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 |
| 18YMC PLAYING AIR ASSAULT WITH A PLASTIC PELLET GUN AND COUSIN SHOT HIM WITH THE PUMPED PELLET GUN IN EYE/HYPHEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT SHOT IN EYE W/A TOY AIR GUN BY FRIEND, NOW W/PIECE OF METAL UNDER EY ELID, PAIN/REDNESS TO EYE; FOREIGN BODY, SCLERAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | 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 |
| PT WAS WALKING BY AND WAS HIT IN EYE BY PAINTBALL. DX: R EYE ACUTE IRITIS, HYPHEMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2007 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT WITH A BB GUN NEAR EYE 10-15 FT AWAY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/20/2007 | Age: 16 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: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| AT BUS STOP PT HIT BY PAINTBALL GUN TO L EYE, DX L OCULAR TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 WAS SHOOTING BB GUN AT THE GARAGE DOOR WHEN BB RICHOCHET AND HIT PT IN THE EYE. D : HYPHEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 17 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.INJ.RT.EYE AT HOME WHEN PT.& FRIENDS HAD AIR PELLET GUN & WAS STAND ING ABOUT 8 FT.FROM GUN WHEN ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN EYE. DX; F.B. RT.EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PAINTBALL GUN SHOT IN EYE FROM 10-12 YARDS, CAN SEE SHADOWS CLOSE BUT N OTHING ELSE, PUPIL DILATED, CONTUSION EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| GSW-PLAYING W/BB GUN, DROPPED IT & WENT OFF, ENTRANCE WOUND BENEATH EYE , BLURRY VISION, FEELS BB WHEN MOVING EYE, FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT IN THE EYE WITH A BB GUN. DX EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH PLASTIC BB GUNS AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT LEFT EYE. D: CONJUNCTICAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2007 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT C/O BEING SHOT IN EYE WITH PELLET GUN. DX CORNEAL ABRASION RT EYE HY PHEMA RT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/03/2007 | Age: 17 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PTS FRIEND SHOT A BB-GUN, HIT PTS EYE, FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2007 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| C PLAYING C FIEND WHO HAS BB-GUN, ACC FIRED INTO PT'S EYE " PW" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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