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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 707
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 07/21/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT IN FOREARM BY ACCIDENT W/BB GUN AS HE WALKED OUT OF A STORE, NO W W/REDNESS AND SWELLING; WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| DX FB L FOREARM: WAS SHOT W AIR-RIFLE 9 JUL AT 1900; BELIEVES PELLET STILL IN FA. PALPABLE ARE W POSS FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FB L FOREARM/18YOM SHOT SELF IN L ARM W/BB GUN. BELIEVES PELLET MAY BE EMBEDDED IN L ARM. DENIES OTHER INJURY. POSITIVE ETOH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Guns |
| DX: GUN SHOT WOUND TO L ARM WHILE WALKING TO SCHOOL DB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| GOT HIT WITH B.B. SHOT AT TARGET HIT TARGET THEN ARM DX: PUNC TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| GSW-SHOT IN ARM W/BB, NAUSEA EVERY MEAL SINCE GSW, FB FOREARM, WAS SHOO TING BB GUN @ FENCE & BB CAME BACK & HIT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 16 YO SHOT IN ARM WIT BB GUN FOREIGN BODY FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | Age: 16 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 |
| PATIENT SHOOTING AT TREES WITH BB GUNS WITH COUSIN AT MOM'S BOYFRIEND'S HOUSE, COUSIN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT PT ON ARM FROM 15 FT; BB LODGED IN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2005 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT WAS SHOT IN LT FOREARM WITH PELLET GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT SHOT SELF IN FOREARM WITH BB FROM A BB GUN |
| 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: 04/09/2002 | Age: 20 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 |
| PT WAS ASLEEP WHEN HIS FRIEND CAME INTO THE ROOM W BB GUN WAS GOOFING O FF AND GUN WENT OFF W BB HITTING PTS L 4ARM DX BB FB REMOVAL L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2001 | Age: 21 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/1998 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/1997 | 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: Lower Arm | 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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