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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 806
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 07/05/2010 | 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: 06/27/2010 | 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: 06/22/2009 | 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: 10/25/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| 17 YO GSW TO HEAD BY BB GUN GSW HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PATIENT WITH FRIEND PLAYING WITH BB GUNS, FRIEND'S BB GUN FIRED IN CLOS E RANGE OF PATIENT, BB PALPATED AT ENTRANCE WOUND; BB GUN SHOT W/FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| FB TO SCALP-BB-REMOVED.PT WAS SHOT WITH A BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| FELL ASLEEP HOLDING A PELLET GUN AND ACCIDENTALLY PULLED TRIGGER PELLET STUCK IN SCALP DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED / NO HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT BB IN HEAD DX: FOREIGN BODY 1.5 SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| SHOT ABOUT A MONTH AGO DATE OF INJURY 09-12-2005 ATTEMPT TO REMOVE BB FROM FAMILY FAILED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT C/O PELLET TO HEAD, NO DETAILS DX PELLET TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/17/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT ? SHOT WITH BB GUN AND BB WHILE TARGET SHOOTING WITH FRIEND BB STUCK IN SCALP FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT INVOLVED IN BBGUN ACCIDENT 8 YRS AGO. C/O HEADACHE PAIN. BB NEVER REMOVED. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| BB STUCK IN HEAD WHEN SHOT BY BB GUN. NOT STATED HOW IT HAPPENED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2001 | Age: 17 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2000 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2000 | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2000 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2000 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/1999 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/1999 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/1998 | Age: 23 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/1998 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/27/1997 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/1997 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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