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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 736
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT SELF IN THE FINGER WITH BB GUN WHEN CLEANING IT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT PLAYING WITH BROTHER WHEN ACCIDENTALLY SUSTAINED BB GUN SHOT TO ABDO MEN. D:BB IN SOFT TISSUE OF ABDOMEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| HIT IN EYELID W/ BB PELLET. ACUTE RT EYE TRAUMATIC IRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| B.B. SHOT TO FINGER WHILE HORSING AROUND WITH FRIEND DX: PUNC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| FB R THIGH; BB IN THIGH PAST 10 YRS - NOW "INFECTED" NO FIREARM INJURY STUDY INFO AVAILABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH PELLET GUN DX. FB FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 49 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 |
| PT WAS CLEANING A BB GUN AND IT ACCIDENTLY WENT OFF STRIKING SELF IN TH E LEFT INDEX FINGER BB RETAINED FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT ARM-WAS STRUCK BY PELLET OR BB GUN WHILE SITTING OU TSIDE. WAS STRUCK IN LEFT ARM AND BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2005 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY SELF INFLICTED BB TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE HEAD WITH A BB GUN PUNCTURE WOUND SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 28 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 |
| BB PELLET IN SCALP FB SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH A BB GUN ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT IN FOOT WITH A BB GUN AND NOT FOOT IS INFECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| 38 YO - DX: PUNCTURE PELLET WOUND RT. THIGH - PELLET SHOT TO RT. THIGH 3 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | 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 AT HOME WHEN HER HUSBAND WAS CLEANING A BB GUN WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT I N THE LEFT CALF WITH THE GUN FOREIGN BODY CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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