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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 977
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| HYPHEMA OF LEFT EYE - STRUCK IN EYE WITH BB PELLET ON 12/20/07. INITIALLY WITHOUT VISION LOSS BUT NOW HE CAN'T SEE OUT OF EYE-NO VISIT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/23/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS OUT BIRD HUNTING YESTERDAY, WHEN PT WAS HIT IN THE L CHEEK WITH A STRAY BB. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Other guns or firearms |
| 30Y/O,F,ACCIDENTAL SHOTGUN BLAST WITH PELLET, SOFT TISSUE WOUNDS OF L FACE, L ORBIT METALLIC FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| OUT HUNTING BLOCKING FIELD AND WAS HIT WITH PELLETS FROM A GUN PELLETS TO CHIN AND JAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| LEFT THIGH PW.PT WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THIGH BY A BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT PLAYING AROUND WITH A BB GUN WITH FRIEND WHEN HE WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER WITH THE GUN BB RETAINED FB SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| FB LEFT N ARIS.PT WAS PLAYING WITH SMALL SON IN YARD AND HE HAD A PLAY BB GUN AND PT PICKED UP CHILD AND BB WENT OFF IN NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT DX RT THIGH FOREIGN BODY - C/O BULLET PELLET LODGED IN RT THIGH X1 WEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 26 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 |
| ?ACC SHOT INTO HEAD C BB GUN "PELLET REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 SHOT IN L HAND WITH BB FROM BB GUN - FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT HANDLING BB GUN, GUN WENT OFF, BB LODGED IN PALM OF L HAND - PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS DRIVING AND STRUCK IN THE FOREHEAD WITH FB , FOUND TO BE A BB DX// FOREHEAD LAC FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 WITH ACCIDENTAL GUNSHOT WOUND FROM PELLET GUN TO RIGHT # 5 DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 26 YOF WAS STRUCK IN EYE BY BB FROM BB GUN - R EYE TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN/FB FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THIGH WITH BB GUN, DX; FB THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | 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 BB GUN/FB FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT CAME IN WITH FOREIGN BODY IN EAR. DXL SMALL YELLOW BB PULLED FROM LEFT EAR WITH IRRIGATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2007 | Age: 46 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 SHOW A BB GUN AND THE BB RICOCHETED OFF A WALL AND ENTERED HIS BRAI N THROUGH THE FOREHEAD FB BRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/05/2007 | Age: 40 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: BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT SHOT IN EYE WITH BB GUN RESULTING IN A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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