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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 145
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT TAKING A BB GUN AWAY FROM HER SONE WHEN IT ACCIDENTLY DISCHARGED AND SHOT THE BB IN LEFT SIDE OF NECK FOREIGN BODY NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| HIT WITH PELLET ON LEFT SIDE OF NECK. - LT NECK SOFT TISSUE WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | 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: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT HAS LUMP IN NECK. STATES PELLET GUNSHOT WOUND. NO OTHER DETAILS ARE NOTED. D: GSW NECK, WITH FOREIGN BODY RETAINED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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