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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,040
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND OF HIS FOOT AS A RESULT OF BEING SHOT WIT H A BB FROM A BB GUN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| MAKING EXPLOSIVES AT HOME WITH GUNPOWDER AND BB'S WHEN IT WENT OFF IN H IS FACE ABRADING IT WITH POWDER BURNS AND BB'S IN FACE,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT SUSTAINED ACCIDENTAL SELF INFLICTED BB GUN SHOT WOUND TO HAND LAST N IGHT WHILE INTOXICATED. BB IN HAND. D: FOREIGN BODY BB, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB GUN, COCKING TYPE SHOT TO LT. EYE 20 FT. AWAY DX: TRAUMATIC LOSS OF VISION LT. EYE, R/O DISLODGED LENS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/16/2003 | 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB GUN SHOT TO EYE;FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/15/2003 | 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOOTING AT A TARGET AND BB RICCOCHETED OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 22 Y.O. W MALE W/GSW TO BUTTOCK. PT STS HE WAS SHOT IN THE BUTTOCKS 2 W KS PRIOR W/A BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 20 YOM HAD PELLET SHOT INTO FINGERFB REMOVEAL L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT YESTERDAY IN THE LEFT FOOT WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED IN FOOT- SHOT BY FRIEND INADVERTENTLY- FOREIGN BODY FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT WITH BB GUN BY FRIEND FB LEFT BUTTOCK (BB) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN TO FINGER, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| 21 YO F TRYING TO SHOOT BB GUN SHOT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| STATES WALKING BY HOUSE IN TOWN, 2 BOYS ON PORCH, ONE SHOT HER WITH BB GUN. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND SHOULDER, NO FB FOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PELLET IN HAND - ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN IN LEFT HAND 3 DAYS AGO BY A FRIEND. D: FB LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB IN RT. LEG. DX. F.B. RT. LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN LIP WITH A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB GUN WENT OFF FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| STANDING OUTSIDE HOME HEARD A "POP" /FELT PAIN IN UPPER ARM DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED (BB PELLET) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT GOT A PELLET STUCK IN HIS HAND DX: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT WITH PELLET GUN DX. PW CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2003 | 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN BY FRIEND. BB LODGED IN FOOT. D:BB GSW , FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Basketball |
| FOREIGN BODY ARM - 21 YOM WAS SHOT RIGHT UPPER FOREARM 1 YR AGO WITH A BB GUN, HAS BB EMBEDDED, PLAYED BASKETBALL OVR 2 WKS, ARM THROBBING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT STATES HE WAS RELOADING HIS BEBE GUN AND SHOT HIMSELF IN HAND WITH A BEBE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINE D IN LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 16 Y.O. W MALE W/BB SHOT TO THUMB. PT STS HE WAS SHOT W/THE BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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