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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 196
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/22/2002 | 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: BBs or pellets |
| DIRECT BLOW TO EYE ; PT WAS HIT IN EYE WITH BB AN HOUR AGO. D: HYPHEM A / FOREIGN BODY SCLERAE AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT HIT IN EYE WITH RUBBER PELLET SHOT RUBBER PELLET GUN RICHOCHETED OFF WALL INTO EYE NO EYE PROTECTION, ACUTE R EYE INJURY SCLERA ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ON FRIDAY, PATIENT LOOKING AT BB GUN WHEN IT ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARED. SE EN IN OPTHO CLINIC & TOLD TO COME TO ER. D:BB IN EYE. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT IN LEFT EYE WITH BB GUN. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND, LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| SHOT IN EYE WITH BB FB RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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