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Accidents - BBs or pellets - Year 2003 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 117
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:100
26-50 years old:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/29/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN SIDE OF HEAD W / A PELLET GUN. D; FOREIGN BODY REM OVAL , HEAD TRAUMA PELLET GUN INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
13 YO F WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT W/BB GUN FOREIGN BODY HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
15YOM SHOOTING BB GUN/BULLET RICOCHETED OFF GRAIN BIN STRUCK PT IN HEAD DX: F.B. REMOVED FROM SCALP/ LAC CLOSED W/STAPLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2003Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT INTOXICATED WITH A BUDDY WHEN THEY WERE SHOOTING TIN CANS OFF THEIR HEADS WITH A BB GUN- BB WENT INTO SCALP AND RETAINED FOREIGN BODY SCALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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