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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 160
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT IN FOREARM BY ACCIDENT W/BB GUN AS HE WALKED OUT OF A STORE, NO W W/REDNESS AND SWELLING; WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| DX FB L FOREARM: WAS SHOT W AIR-RIFLE 9 JUL AT 1900; BELIEVES PELLET STILL IN FA. PALPABLE ARE W POSS FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT AT FRIEND'S HOUSE WHEN SHOT BY FRIEND WITH BB GUN, BB IN FOREAR M, INITIAL BLEEDING THEN STOPPED; FB IN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| FB L FOREARM/18YOM SHOT SELF IN L ARM W/BB GUN. BELIEVES PELLET MAY BE EMBEDDED IN L ARM. DENIES OTHER INJURY. POSITIVE ETOH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN RT FOREARM WITH BB GUN SOM BOYS WERE PLAYING WITH GUN AND PT GOT SHOT, BB STILL IN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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