Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 26-50 years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,026
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	441	Hand:	421
Eyeball:	269	Face:	167
Foot:	108	Upper Leg:	87
Lower Leg:	80	Lower Trunk:	80
Upper Trunk:	76	Head:	76
Toe:	70	Elbow:	63
Ankle:	33	Ear:	17
Lower Arm:	15	Upper Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
32YOM ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN EYE WITH PELLET GUN RESULTING IN CORNEA L ABRASION AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Sports and recreational activity
26 YR OLD MALE PLAYI8NG PAINTBALL AND JUMPED IN DITCH AND FELT SNAP SPR AINING ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
30 YOM HAD BB GUN DISCHARGE INTO HAND. DX: BB GSW L HAND W/RETAINED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
46 YO F HER SON WHO HAD MENTAL DISABILITIES HAD PELLET GUN SHOT AT MOM HITTING HER PUNTURE WOUND ABDOMEN. DX PELLET GUN WOUND RT FLANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
34YO HISP MALE FIXING AIR PELLET RIFLE CUT FINGERS,DX COMPOUND FX DISTAL PHALANX 4TH FINGER,LUE W NAIL MATRIX INVOLVEMENT ACUTE LAC DISTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Lubricants
31YOM WAS CLEANING A PAINT BALL GUN WITH MINERAL OIL WHEN SOME SPRAYED ON EAR NOW SEVERE PAIN OTITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
29YOM WITH LAC TO FINGER, SHOT SELF WITIH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
31 YOM ACCIDENTALLY GOT HIT IN THE EYE W/PAINT BALL. DX EYEBALL CONTUSI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
49YMC SHOOTING TARGETS WITH RIFLE AND GUN KICKED BACK HITTING FOREHEADL ACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
44YOM, C/O LOSS OF VISION IN RT EYE AFTER GOT SHOT WITH PAINTBALL FROM 50FT DISANCE>>TR HYPHEMA/IRITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
30YOM ABRASION TO CHEST PLAYING WITH BB GUN IT RICKECHED AND HIT PT IN CHEST PT LEFT PRIOR TO SEEING MD
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/14/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
31 YOM ACCID PULLED TRIGGER ON PAINT BALL GUN AND INJECTED FINGER. DX: L FOURTH FINGER HIGH PRESSURE PAINT INJECTION INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/31/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
28YOM-GSW TO HAND FB-SHOT W/A BB GUN-NO DETAILS AVAILABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
47YOWF PT STATES SHE SHOT A RAT THIS AM W/A PELLET GUN AND PELLET BOUN CED BACK & WENT IN TO L 3RD & 4TH FINGERS. DX. LAC/PW DUE TO BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
45YOM PLAYING PAINTBALL AND ACCIDENTRLY SHOT SELF IN THE FINGER PAINT I NJECTED INTO FINGER WITH SWELLING INJECTION INJURY WITH FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/22/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
31 YOM DX BB GSW - BIBEMS AFTER BEING SHOT W/A BB GUN ON FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
37YOM WAS SHOT WITH BB GUN IN LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
33 YOM, SHOT WITH PAINTBALL GUN, CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
31YOM WAS STANDING FROM A WOODEN DOOR WHEN PELLET SHOT FROM 30 FT AWAY, RICOCHETED OFF DOOR INTO RT EYE. DX - RT TRAUMATIC GLOBE RUPTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
RT UPPER ARM. 30 YOM WAS SHOT WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
30YO HISP MALE USING AIR POWERED BB GUN,NEPHEW ACCIDENTLY SHOT PT R CORNEA-R EYE PAIN,VISION LOSS,DX RUPTURED GLOBE 2ND BB GUN,FOREIGN BO
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
34YO WHITE FEMALE STS WAS PLAYING PAINTBALLS & ROLLED R ANKLE, C/O ANKLE & FOOT PAIN, DX ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
32 Y/O/M SHOT BB GUN AND BB HIT SOMETHING AND BOUNCED IN EYE DX/ RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
33YOF WAS SHOT IN HAND WITH BB GUN DX: HAND INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
35YOM GUNSHOT WOUND (PELLET GUN) TO LEFT POSTERIOR THIGH WITH RETAINED PELLETS - SHOT WITH PELLET GUN IN THIGH YESTERDAY - NO OTHER DETAILS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT BY BB GUN AT HOME. FOREIGN BODY LEFT HAND 40 YOF*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SPRAIN FINGER WHEN PUMPING PELLET GUN AND FINGER CAUGHT IN IT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
28 YO M C/O LEG PAIN AFTER HE GOT SHOT ON THE LEG W/ A PAINTBALL DX LOWER LEG CONTUSION***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
42 YOM ACCID SHOT SELF W/PELLET GUN. DX: FB R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
35YOM WITH B.B. IN HAND DX: PUNC TO HAND LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/14/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
HIT WITH PELLET FROM PELLET GUN NOSE LACERATION 37 YO M #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
44 YOF SHOT FINGER W/BB GUN. DX: L INDEX FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
38YOM GOT SHOT IN HEAD WITH B.B. WHILE DRIVING CAR DX: PUNC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
29YO WHITE FEMALE C/O LOW BACK PAIN STS AFTER PLAYED PAINTBALL DX BACK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
31 YOF SHOT SELF IN TOE WITH A BB GUN DX: BB GUN SHOT WOUND GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
38 YOM HIT IN FACE WITH A PAITBALL FROM PAINTBALL GUN FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
27 YOM WAS HIT IN FINGER WHEN BB GUN WENT OFF. DX: FB L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
44YO WHITE MALE STS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN L EYE WITH PLASTIC BB-AIRGUN C/O L EYE PAIN, DX CORNEAL ABRASION, CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
32 YOM SHOT SELF W/BB GUN. DX: L INDEX LAC, FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
26 YOF INJURED FOOT FROM DROPPING PELLET GUN ON FOOT. DX-RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
FB TO EYE. PT WAS REBUILDING A PELLET GUN AND THE SPRING CAME LOOSE STR IKING EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2010	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
FINGER FB-36YOM WAS TRYING TO UNJAM A AIR RIFLE AND IT WENT OFF AND SHOT A BB INTO FINGER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
33YOM HEMM TO EYE FROM SPRING WHILE CLEANING GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT IN LOWER LEG WITH PELLET GUN FOREIGN BODY LOWER LEG 33YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT IN FACE WITH BB GUN FOREIGN BODY FACE. 37YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
48 YOM WAS SHOOTING TARGETS W/BB GUN AND ACCID SHOT FINGER. DX: L INDEX BB GSW W/RETAINED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
27YOM WAS SHOT IN RT HAND WITH A BB GUN AT HOME, BB LODGED IN LATERAL ASPECT OF TOP OF HAND. DX - FOREIGN BODY-RT HAND, REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
43 YO M STATES HE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN FINGER W/ BB FROM AIR PELLE T GUN. +ETOH. DX:LEAD PELLET IN FINGER, ETOH INTOXICATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
27 YOM ACCID SHOT SELF IN TOE W/BB GUN. DX: R FOOT FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
27YOM, REPORTS SHOT WITH BB GUN TO THE THIGH 15YRS AGO, NOW WITH BELLET S THAT BOTHER HIM INTHE THIGH>>THIGH FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT WITH BE BE GUN 4 MONTHS AGO 49 YO M L ELBOW INJURY #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS STRUCK IN THE RT EYE WITH A PAINT BALL, DX: RETINAL DETACHMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
33 YOM WAS SHOT IN LEFT HAND ACCIDENTALLY WITH BB GUN PLAYING WITH SON BB GUN WENT OFF PELLET WENT INTO HAND. DX-FOREIGN BODY HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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