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Accidents - BBs or pellets - Year 2005 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 209
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:74
26-50 years old:135

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/25/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS WITH COUSIN SHOOTING CANS WITH THE BB GUN WHEN COUSIN SHOT PT IN THIGH. D: BB IN THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2005Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
FB R THIGH; BB IN THIGH PAST 10 YRS - NOW "INFECTED" NO FIREARM INJURY STUDY INFO AVAILABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT STEPPED IN A HOLE & SHOT SELF IN THE UPPER LEG WITH A BB GUN DX: FOREIGN BODY (BB) LEFT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/20/2005Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets
38 YO - DX: PUNCTURE PELLET WOUND RT. THIGH - PELLET SHOT TO RT. THIGH 3 DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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