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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 317
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT PLAYING W/ PELLET GUN, SHOT IT AT A GARBAGE CAN AND IT RICOCHETED HI TTING PT IN SCALP. PELLET LODGE IN SCALP. DX FB SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT IN HEAD W/BB GUN WHILE PLAYING W/FRIEND, BB REMOVED FROM SCALP IN ED; SCALP WOUND, BB TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 13 YO MALE PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AND IT WENT OFF AND HIT PT IN HEAD. D X SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PHEASANT HUNTER BLOCKING AND WAS HIT WITH SHOTGUN PELLETS BY ANOTHER S HOOTER..PELLETS TO SCALP ..GUNSHOT WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SUS FB TO SCALP AFTER BB GUN PELLET BECAME LODGED IN SCALP WHILE PLAYING WITH FRIEND% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB GSW TO HEAD WHEN FRIEND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIM;DX GSW HEAD (LATER DIE D) |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT IN HEAD W/BB X8 DAYS, NOW W/PAIN AND PALPABLE SM ROUND HARD OBJ ECT, BB WAS REMOVED IN ED; FOREIGN BODY HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PLAYING W/SISTER WITH BB GUN UP IN TREEHOUSE, SHOT IN FOREHEAD S/P 5 PU MPS, BECAME SOMNOLENT,BRADYCARDIA; INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE,FB BRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT PLAYING AROUND WITH SOME FRIENDS AND WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE HEA D WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED FB SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOOTING A BB GUN AT A TARGET AND IT RICOCHETED OFF THE TARGET I NTO HEAD RETAINED IN SCALP FB SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PLAYING FOOTBALL AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN NEIGHBOR CHASED THEM DOWN AND SH OT HIM BEHIND THE EAR AND IN THE FOOT WITH A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT IN HEAD WITH BBGUN BY BROTHER 2-3 MO AGO;DX FOREIGN BODY HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| 6 YO BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN HEAD BY CO2 POWERED BB GUN BB SHOT TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT WITH BB GUN IN SCALP;DX FOREIGN BODY SCALP |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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