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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,502
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 22YOM ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN FOOT WITH BB GUN DX: FB LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| 18 YOM WAS SHOT WITH PELLET GUN IN CHEST AREA. LEFT BEFORE BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| 16 YO M ACCIDENTALLY SHOT W/BB GUN IN BUTTOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| A 24 YR OLD MALE WITH GUNSHOT TO HAND FROM BB GUN DX FOREIGN BODY IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| FB RT THUMB.20YOM WAS DHOT IN THUMB WITH A BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 19YOF WAS SHOT WITH BB GUNDX: AB BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2010 | 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: Neck | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 19YOF ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE NECK WITH A PELLET GUN PELLET RETAINED IN NECK FB NECH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| 22YOM RUMMAGING THROUGH HIS GARAGE AND DROPPED A LOADED BB GUN IT SHOT A BB IN LEFT THIGH FB THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2010 | Age: 16 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 |
| HIT IN EYE WITH BB PELLET CORNEAL ABRASION 16 YO M# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| 25 YOF SHOT W/BB GUN 7-8 FT AWAY TO HEAD ACCIDENTALLY DX: FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2010 | Age: 16 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 |
| 16 YOMJ INJURED FINGER WITH BB, FOREIGN BODY. DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BODY RIGHT LONG FINGER, FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 17YOM WAS SHOT WITH HEAD IWTH BB, NO HA CONSTANT PAIN, PAIN WORSE WITH EXERCISE, VOMITING DX: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18/Y/O/M SHOT IN ABDOMEN WITH BB GUN AT HOME DX// FOREIGN BODY BB ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2010 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 17YOM WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH BB ACCIDENTALLY, NO LOC, SCALP LAC WAS BLEED ING DX: HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18YOM C/O PELLET IN RIGHT 4TH DIGIT.PT TRIED TO "CUT THE PELLET OUT" C/ O PAIN.DX: WOUND INFECTION,FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| 22YOM ACCIDENTLY SHOT WITH A BB GUN IN THE RIGHT UPPER ARM BB RETAINED FB ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 22YOM ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED IN LEFT HAND FB HA ND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| 17YOM SHOT WITH BB GUN BY FRIEND WHEN PLAYING WHEN HE WAS 9 YO, STILL H AS BB IN FOREARM, NEVER TOLD PARENTS, NOW W/PAIN UNDER SKIN;FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| 18YOM REPORTS RT SIDE FACIAL INJ, 2ND TO GETTING SHOT WITH BB GUN DX:RETAINED FB (BB) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 21 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 21 Y/O MALE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN EARLOBE BY A BB FROM BB GUN DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EARLOBE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| HIT IN EYE WITH BB PELLET FROM 25 TO 30 FEET, SINGLE PUMP-DX-EYE INJURY 24 YO M# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 19 YO M HIT ON CHEST WITH A SOFT PLASTIC BB FROM AIR BB GUN FIRED BY GI RLFRIEND 4 DAYS AGO. BB BOUNCED OFF CHEST TO EYE. EYE PAIN. DX:IRITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| 18YOM- PT USED A RAZOR BLADE REMOVE A BB THAT HAS BEEN IN HAND FOR 1 YEAR NOW LACERATION TO TOP SIDE OF HAND. DX LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| FOREIGN BODY, BB, IN THUMB AT HOME. FOREIGN BODY THUMB. 16 YOM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| FOREARM FB-16YOM-METAL BB IN ARM-NO OTHER DETAILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| 17 YO MALE SHOT IN THE FACE WITH A BB GUN. DX FB EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2010 | Age: 19 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 |
| 19YOM B'DY FINGER- BB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| 20 YOM INJURED TOE FROM SHOOTING SELF WITH BB GUN. DX-RIGHT 4TH TOE PUNCTURE FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 24YOM PLAYING AROUND WITH GIRLFRIEND AND WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE LOW ER ABDOMEN WITH A PELLET GUN SUSTAINED IOI TO LOWER ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20YOM WAS SHOT IN EYE WITH *** DX: HYPHEMA RT EYE DX: HYPHEMA RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| 16YOF, PLAYING WITH PLASTIC BB, SLIPPED INTO EAR, RETAINED FOREIGN BODY R EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 19 Y/O MALE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN FACE WTH A BB FROM BB GUN GUNSHOT TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2010 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20YOM FB STUCK ON FINGER (BB PELLET) S/P PLAYING AT HOME DX: FB TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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