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Accidents - BBs or pellets - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 424
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Date: 12/25/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
15 YO F SHOT IN LEG W/BB GUN FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SHOT A BB GUN AND THE BB RICOCHETED INTO HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG PUNCTUR E WOUND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2003Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
FOREIGN BODY R LEG - BB FROM BB GUN RICOCHETTED OFF TREE AND INTO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
FOREIGN BODY LOWER LEG - PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT BY BB GUN - PELLET IN BACK OF LEG JUST BELOW KNEE - WALKED IN FRONT OF GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
11 YOM PRESENTED TO THE ER. WITH A BB IN LEFT LOWER LEG; HAD BEEN SHOOT ING HIS BB GUN; ACCIDENTALLY WENT OFF. FOREIGN BODY, LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS PLAYING WITH FRIEND WITH A BB GUN WHEN IT ACCIDENTLY SHOT A BB I NTO LEFT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2003Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT WITH PELLET GUN DX. PW CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT SHOT SELF IN LOWER LEG WITH BB GUN, PIECE OF WOOD EMBEDDED IN LT LOW ER LEG, FB LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
3 DAYS AGO PT WAS SHOT IN LOWER LEG WITH PELLET GUN BY ACCIDENT. D: F OREIGN BODY TO LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/15/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINE D IN LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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