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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 257
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN CHEST WITH A BB GUN , BB EMBEDDED IN CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT IN CHEST W/ BB, LOCKER ROOM/***, PER MOM THEADOLESCENT RANDOMLY SHOT, RCNTLY FIRED FRM POOL; BB TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE WAS SHOT WITH A BB GUN CAUSING A BB TO BE LODGED IN HIS RT AXILLA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PELLET GUN ACCIDENTALLY BACKFIRED, WENT THROUGH UPPER CHEST AND EXITED THROUGH NARE. D: PENETRATING CHEST INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE CHEST WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED IN THE CHEST FOREIGN BODY CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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