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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 264
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| ACCIDENTAL GSW TO LEFT FOREARM WHEN GUN DROPPED AND BUT HIT CONCRETE CAUSING GUN TO DISCHARGE/ GSW LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS PLAYING PAINTBALL AND HIT IN THE LEFT EYE WITH A PAINTBALL CONTU SION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| INJURED ANKLE GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AT HOME CARRYING BAG OF PELLETS. DX; ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 34 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 |
| PATIETN WAS GOING THRU THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER, FOUND A BB GUN THAT ACCIDENTALLY WENT OFF AND SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HAND. DX-BB SHOT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 33 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 WAS EXPOSED TO BB GUN ACCIDENT, A YEAR AGO, HIS HADN IS HURTING HIM ON&OFF, XRAY,SHOWE RETAINED BB GUN PELLET LT HAND RETAINED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT HAD BB GUN DISCHARGE AFTER REACHING INTO TOOL CABINET. XRAYED IN *** . D: FOREIGN BODY, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 27 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| CLEANING HIS BB GUN WHEN IT DISCHARGED INTO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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