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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,222
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| BB PELLET IN HAND. DX- FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT HAND WITH A BB FROM A BB GUN FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| SELF INFLICTED BB GUN WOUND TO HAND LAST NIGHT WHILE DRINKING. DX; FB REMOVAL HAND, BB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| BB PELLET STUCK IN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH A CO2 CARTRIDGE BB GUN IN THE LEFT HAND BB RETAINED FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH PELLET GUN AT HOME. DX: FB REMOVED HAND, GSW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT IN HAND WITH BB GUN DX BB GUN SHOT L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB LODGED IN LT HAND FOR 4 DAYS, AFTER ACCIDENTALLY BEING SHOT BY COUSIN- HAND SWOLLEN. DX; FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL FROM LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT C/O BB IN HAND. PT SHOT HAND WITH BB. DX FB LFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| QUESTIONABLE FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT HAND STATUS POST BB PELLET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB IN HAND, SHOT W/BB GUN 8/11 @ 1' RANGE, FB HAND-LODGED/INFECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| 14 YO SHOT W/BB GUN FOREIGN BODY HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| L HAND F.B./13YOM ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN. THOUGH T GUN WAS EMPTY. BELIEVES BB IS EMBEDDED IN L PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 47 YOM, SHOT BB IN HIS HAND, WHILE CHECKING TO SEE IF TO MUCH AIR. DX: FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH A BB GUN, BB RETAINED IN HAND, FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT HIMSELF WITH A CO2 CARTRIDGE BB GUN IN THE LEFT HAND ACCIDENTAL LY BB RETAINED IN HAND FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Trampolines |
| SHOT HAND W/BB GUN WHILE JUMPING ON TRAMPOLINE DX: BB IN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT SHOT HIMSELF IN PALM OF HAND WITH BB GUN YESTERDAY, BB EMBEDDED IN HAND;FB IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED IN LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PELLET WOUND LEFT HAND.PT WAS PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AND ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN. D: FOREIGN BODY LEFT H AND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/04/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT SHOT IN HAND WITH BB GUN YESTERDAY, BB IN HAND; REFERRED TO RAD IOLOGY FOR REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB FROM BB GUN, PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF HER HOME WITH FRIENDS WHEN SHE WAS SHOT WITH A BB PELLET. DX - BB PELLET INJURY LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| HAND FB-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/ BB FROM BB GUN BY NEIGHBOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTALY SHOT SELF IN LT HAND, BB RETAINED, FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FB LEFT HAND.BB.PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE LEFT HAND WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED IN HAND F B HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT USING PELLET GUN AND GOT PELLET LODGED IN RT HAND C/OP AIN RT HAND P ELLET REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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