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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 588
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT GOT IN THE WAY OF A BB GUN ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE FACE WITH THE BB B B GUN SHOT TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN DX. FB FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT BY BB GUN IN THE CHIN BY A BOY, POLICE WERE @SCENE, DX; BB WOUND TO CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN FACE BY FRIEND WITH A BB GUN, FB RETAINED IN FACE , FB FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PT WAS SHOT IN THE F.HEAD WITH BB GUN, WAS +ETOH INTOXICATED, THE PELLE TS CAN BE SEEN IN THE FHEAD"FOREHEAD PUNCTURE WOUND DUE TO BB GUN SHOT" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| STATES HE GOT A BB GUN IN HIS NOSEDX F.O,B. IN NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Ceilings and walls |
| HIT BY BB AFTER IT BOUNCED OFF A WALL FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT A PELLET UP NOSE, DIDN'T KNOW GUN WAS LOADED - ADMITS TO BEING INTOXICATED DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| GSW TO LEFT FACE, WAS TARGET SHOOTING PELLET RICOCHETED SHOT BY SELF ?POLICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT IN R EYE (UPPER EYELID) WITH BB BY BROTHER. DX: ABRASION EYELID . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT SHOT WITH BB GUN AT HOME, BB RICHOCET OFF TREE HITTING PATIENT IN NOSE, BB LODGED IN NOSE; FB REMOVED, PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN THE FOREHEAD W/ BB GUN BY YOUNGER SIBLING -. NOT WITNESSED BY DADD: FOREIGN BODY TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT IN FACE WITH BB GUN. GRAZE MARK ACROSS UPPER LIP & MARK TO R CHEEK. BB WENT THRU FACE & EXITED THRU R CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| HIT W/BB. BROTHER WAS PUMPING UP BB GUN AND IT WENT OFF NAD HIT PT'S F H. DX. PW FH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT BY BB GUN FROM 30-40 FT AWAY BB WENT IN NOSE PT COULD NOT GET OUT DX FB TO NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB WOUND TO FOREHEAD DX: SUPERFICIAL LAC TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PLAYING WITH BB GUN WITH FRIEND WHEN HE SHOT HIM IN FACE;SOFT TISSUE IN J NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOOTING AT CANS WITH BB GUN AND BB RICOCHET OFF OF CAN AND HIT PT ON NOSE. D: BB GUNSHOT TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| SOMETHING UP NOSE. D: NASAL FOREIGN BODY REMOVED ( SMALL PELLET / BB) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT HAD A BB IN HIS NOSTRIL. DX-FOREIGN BODY NOSTRIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOOTING B-B GUN AND BB HIT A POLE RICHOCETTED AND HIT PT BELOW LT EYE, ENTERED CHEEK THEN FELL OUT, EDEMA + SMALL LACERATION TO CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT WITH BB GUN ON WAY FROM FRIEND'S HOUSE,C/O PAIN, SLIGHT BLEEDING DX: BB WOUND RETAINED FOREIGN BODY IN JAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT STATES SHE WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN FACE WITH A BEBE FROM A BEBE GUN ,BEBE WAS EMBEDDED IN CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AND HIT A TRASH CAN - BULLET RICOCHET AND HIT PT IN CHIN. D: PENETRATION ; INJURY WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| BB SHOT ABOVE L EYE, HAS BEEN THERE FOR 2 YEARS DX: REMOVALSOFT TISSUE FB/BB IN EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH A PELLET GUN & THOUGHT HE HAD USED ALL THE BB'S -PT WAS LOOKING AT GUN WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN FACE. D: F.B. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| BBGUN INJURY TO (L)FOREHEAD, WAS PLAYING WITH BBGUN WITH FRIENDS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT NEAR (L)SUPRA-ORBITAL RIDGE.C/O PAIN DX.BBGUNSHOT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| 22 YO M WOUNDED WITH A PELLET GUN FOREIGN BODY TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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