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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 648
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 10 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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB GUN SHOT ACCIDENTALLY WHEN DROPPED GUN FB SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT GOT SHOT WITH BB IN LEFT TEMPLE C/O BB LOGGED IN SIDE OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT STANDING ON CURB ON STREET, SHOT BY A BOY WITH BB GUN UP IN TRE E 2 DAYS AGO, MILD EDEMA AND INFECTION; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A PAINT BALL WHILE OUT ON HALLOWEEN DX; SCALP LAC. / HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| FB INTRACRANIAL WITH BLEED.PT WAS SHOOTING BB GUN OFF AT A TARGET PRACT ICE AND BB WENT THROUGH TARGET AND RICHOCHETED OFF METAL AND HIT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/30/2004 | Age: 11 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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| BB PELLET IN SCALP FROM GUNSHOT WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 9 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: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT SHOT IN FACE BY BROTHER WITH BB GUN, BB IN OCCIPUT BRAIN, INTEN T NOT STATED, CHART WAS NOT COMPLETE; BB IN BRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/19/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD WITH A BB GUN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| BB GUN SHOT GRAZED HEAD DX: STABLE AT D/C |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| FRIEND THOUGHT PELLET GUN WAS NOT LOADED & SHOT PT POINT BLANK IN BACK OF HEAD. DX: HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SCALP LAC-HIT W/A BB FROM BB GUN-HAD RICOCHETTED OFF A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 15 YO MALE GOT HIT IN HEAD WITH PAINT BALL GUN CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN; FB REMOVAL HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PAIN IN BACK OF HEAD AFTER GETTING SHOT WITH A BB GUN(ABRASION NOTED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Playground equipment |
| PT HIT IN HEAD WITH BB-GUN PELLET BY A BOY WHO PUSHED HIM OFF PLAYGROUN D EQUIPMENT, HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT IN HEAD WITH A PAINT BALL GUN DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT INBACK OF HEAD WITH BB GUN PUNCTURE WOUND HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT SHOT IN HEAD BY BROTHER WITH BB GUN AT HOME, INTENT NOT STATED, HEADACHE/VOMITING, SKULL FILM REVEAL BB/NAIL TO BRAIN/BLOOD IN BRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/18/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, Swimming pools |
| BROTHER SHOT A BB GUN AT A CAT, THE BB RICOCHETED OFF A POOL AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD BEHIND RT EAR DX: SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT AT HOME WITH FRIENDS FOUND DAD'S PELLET GUN, ACCIDENTALLY WENT OFF HITTING PT ON HEAD BEHIND EAR; PUNTURE WOUND TO HEAD, HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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