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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 228
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/FRIEND ON TUESDAY WHEN FRIEND SHOT BB GUN; BB BOUNCED OFF SOMETHING & HIT PT ON LEG. D: LEFT LOWER LEG CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PW RT CALF(BB)PT WAS WALKING THRU WOODS AND WAS SHOT IN CALF WITH A BB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS ASSAULTED AND SHOT IN LOWER LEG WITH A BB FROM A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| DX PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT CALF: INJURED SELF WITH BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT WITH BB FROM A BB GUN ON LOWER LEG BY UNKNOWN PERSON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| BB STUCK IN LOWER LEG X 2 YEARS. DX: FOREIGN BODY LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| DX PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT LOWER LEG: SHOT BY PELLET GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT AT HOME WHEN HER HUSBAND WAS CLEANING A BB GUN WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT I N THE LEFT CALF WITH THE GUN FOREIGN BODY CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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