Accidents - BBs or pellets - 16-25 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,510
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	334	Finger:	182
Lower Leg:	168	Eyeball:	155
Lower Arm:	146	Foot:	139
Upper Trunk:	76	Upper Leg:	70
Ear:	70	Lower Trunk:	62
Face:	59	Neck:	21
Mouth:	15	Head:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
WAS SHOT IN THE UPPER THIGH WITH A PELLET GUN. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT UPPER THIGH*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
16 YOM SHOT BB GUN PELLET IN RIGHT LOWER LEG YESTERDAY. DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT TIBULA/FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
A 16 YEAR OLD MALE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH A PELLET GUN. DX: PELLET (RIFLE) FOREIGN BODY LEFT CHEST, SUBCUTICULAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
24 YO WM HAS RETAINED BB IN FOOT FOREIGN BODY LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
L THUMB HAS HAD BB LODGED IN IT FOR 2 MONTHS DX: FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT WAS USING A PELLET GUN AND RECIEVED A PELLET UNDER SKIN OF LEFT FOREARM, PELLET NOT REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT WITH A BB GUN BY FRIEND BB RETAINED IN RIGHT HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
HAND INJURY FROM BB IN HAND. DX-FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT BB INTO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	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
23 YR OLD SHOT IN BUTTOCKS WITH PELLET GUN ACCIDENTALLY AT FRIENDS HOUS E 2 DAYS AGO DX/ FB REMOVED BUTTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
LEFT HAND INJURY - ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN. D: FOREIGN BOD Y LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2009	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
BLUNT TRAUMA TO EYE, WAS HAVING AN *** GUN FIGHT WITH FRIEND, AND WAS H IT WITH PLASTIC BB IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AND IT DISCHARGED AND A BBE WENT INTO HAND DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	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 SHOT IN LEG WITH PELLET GUN ACCIDENTALLY BY FATHER 2 DAYS AGO DX// FB RIGHT LOWER LEG CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	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
20YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME IN BACKYARD WHEN BB GUN ACCIDENTLY SHOT DX FOREIGN BODY L HAND WITH A BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
BB SHOT TO FOOT/17YOM ACCIDENTALLY SHOT R FOOT WITH BBGUN AT HOME. DENI ES TRYING TO HARM HIMSELF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SHOT IN HEAD W/BB X8 DAYS, NOW W/PAIN AND PALPABLE SM ROUND HARD OBJ ECT, BB WAS REMOVED IN ED; FOREIGN BODY HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT SHOT IN UPPER BACK WITH BB GUN, BB UNDER SKIN, UNKNOWN WHO SHOT PT; BB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT DX BB IN TONGUE - ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF TO THE TONGUE WHILE PLAYING WITH HIS BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
WALKINGUNG DOWN STREET SHOT BT BB GUN IN FACE FOREIGN BODY FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2009	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
FB L HAND/18YOM SHOT HIMSELF IN L HAND WITH BB GUN. HAS BB IN L HAND. N O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2009	Age: 24 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: BBs or pellets
24 YOM WAS SHOT IN RIGHT EYE WITH PELLET GUN CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		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 WAS SHOOTING A BB GUN AT A TARGET AND RICOCHETED OFF THE TARGET INTO RIGHT CALF BB RETAINED FB CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
STATES WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT WITHA BB GUN AND NOW HAS THE BB IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM. DX: F/B TO RIGHT FOREARM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
BB BOUNCED OFF TARGET, HIT PT IN HEAD; BB REMOVED IMMEDIATELY BY PT. D X: 3MM LAC FOREHEAD (*** AWARE OF ACCIDENT)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT STATES A FRIEND PUT A BB IN EAR DX FB TO R EAR *********
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	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
PT SHOT IN HAND WITH BB GUN. FB HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT HANGING OUT W/FRIENDS AND DRINKING ALCOHOL WHEN SHOT 4X W/BB GUN, NO W W/BB LODGED IN THUMB, FB REMOVED IN ED; FOREIGN BODY THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	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: BBs or pellets, Drinking straws
WAS HIT IN THE EYE BY A BB THAT WAS SHOT THRU A STRAW EYE BLUNT TRAUM A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2009	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT WITH AIR SOFT BB GUN IN CHEEK;DX FOREIGN BODY CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	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 WAS PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AND ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN THE LOWER LEG BB RETAINED FB LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN NECK W/BB GUN, HOLDING GUN BEHIND NECK AND GUN WENT OFF DX: FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND HIT BY STRAY BB IN NECK BEHIND EAR, BB R EMOVED; FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
FOREIGN BODY FINGER - 22 YO MALE WAS SHOT IN RT 5TH FINGER BY BB GUN - WAS HOLDING BEER CAN TARGET FOR FRIEND - BB IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
24 YOM SLAMMED HAND ON BB GUN AND GOT BB IN FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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