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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 132
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| SHOT BACK OF R LEG W/PELLET GUN DX: PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 20 YOF ACCIDENTALLY SHOT LEFT CALF WITH PELLET GUN, PELLET WAS A RICHOC HET AND PENETRATED PT'S LEFT CALF, DX: FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 SHOT WITH A PELLET GUN. DX FB LEG (NO ASSAULT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Ladders |
| CLIMBING LADDER WHILE CARRYING BB GUN, IT ACCIDENTALLY WENT OFF SHOT LE G. DX FB LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | 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 HAS A PELLET STUCK IN LEG AFTER SHOT SELF WITH A PELLET GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT BY A BB GUN. DX LEG ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| SHOT WITH PELLET GUN FB RT CALF * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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