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Accidents - Gas, air or spring-operated guns - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 690
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
14 Y/O B/M SUSTAINED LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD FROM BUTT OF A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/24/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS AT COUSINS HOUSE,ACCIDENTALLY WAS SHOT W/BB-GUN IN R TEMPLE. DX: FB RT TEMPLE; ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT AND FRIEND RAN IN BATHROOM WITH BB GUN, FRIEND WAS HANDING PT GUN A ND IT WENT OFF HITTING PT IN HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT PT WITH BB GUN;FB, SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT IN HEAD WITH BB GUNDX: BB REMOVED RIGHT SIDE HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
FRIEND WAS SHOOTING BB GUN INTO AIR. PT WAS HIT IN HEAD BY A BB. FOREIG N BODY REMOVAL FROM SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS SHOT IN THE FACE WITH A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
BB GSW TO HEAD WHEN SHOT BY FRIEND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/13/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
HIT BY PELLET GUN (R) OCCIPITAL. NO LOC. SM RED RAISED 1CM WOUND. DX: PELLET WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PELLET WOUND TO RIGHT TEMPLE- SHOT WITH B-B GUN AT A FRIEND'S HOUSEDX: SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT IN HEAD WITH BB GUN BY 7 Y/O CHILD/FB LT PARIETAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
FOREIGN BODY SCALP-SHOT IN BACK OF HEAD WITH A BB GUN. ABLE TO SEE BB UNDER SKIN. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE SCALP WITH A BB GUN BY A FRIEND AT HOME BB RE TAINED IN SCALP FOREIGN BODY HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT IN HEAD W/ BB GUN; F/B REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Toy caps, cap toys or cap guns
PT AND OTHER CHILDREN PLAYING WITH CAP PISTOLS WHEN ANOTHER CHILD SHO A B-B GUN,HIT PT IN HEAD SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets
SHOT IN HEAD WITH BB-GUN X 3-4WKS AGO GRANDMOM REPORTS BBPELLET STILLAD IN HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Eye protection devices
PLAYING PAINTBALL, PAINT SPLATTERED UNDER FACE SHIELD, LIFTED TO C LEAN FACE, HIT WITH PAINT BALL UNDER EYE. CHI, EYE CONT WITH HEMORRHAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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