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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,130
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| 10 Y/O AT FRIEND'S HOUSE SHOOTING BIRDS WITH BB GUN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE FACE. DX-GSW FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT SELF IN FOREHEAD WITH BB GUN;DX FOREIGN BODY FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WITH PW TO FACE FROM BEING SHOT WITH BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS HIT WITH A PELLET GUN TO FOREHEAD AFTER PLAYING WITH IT WITH HIS FRIEND DX GUNSHOT WOUND FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| BB GSW TO FOREHEAD WHEN SHOT WITH BB GUN;DX FOREIGN BODY FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE OF HIS HOUSE WHEN HE TRIPPED WHILE CARRYING AN A IR GUN. GUN STRUCK CHIN WHEN HE FELL. HAS LAC. NO LOC. DX CHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PUNCTURE WOUND/FOREIGN BODY (BB) TO RIGHT CHEEK - HE AND A FRIEND WERE PLAYING GUNS AND HIS FRIEND SHOT HIM FROM APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN FEET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT SHOT IN FACE BY BB GUN WHEN PLAYING WITH THE BB GUN AND THE BB BOUNCED OFF BASKETBALL GOAL AND HIT FACE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| HIT IN EYE WITH AN AIR GUN. DX ABRASION EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT PLAYING PAINTBALL HIT IN THE FACE WITH THE PAINTBALL SHOT FROM THE G UN CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WS SHOT IN FACE WITH BBGUN AT CITY PARK 4 DAYS AGO - DX FOREIGN BODY TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT HIT ON NOSE BY END OF RIFLE-TYPE BB GUN; NOSE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT SHOT A BB GUN AND BB CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN FACE AT HOME DX: FOREIGN BODY IN FACE/LACERATION TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| DX LWBS: SHOT IN THE NOSE BY A PLASTIC BB FROM BB GUN. NO SWELLING, NO BLEEDING FROM NOSE, NONTENDER TO TOUCH. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT TRYING TO DISLODGE A BB THAT WAS STUCK IN BARRELL OF HIS BB GUN WHEN IT WENT OFF. BB IS LODGED IN R EYELID. DX FB R EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| FOREHEAD LAC-HIT W/A PELLET FROM A BB GUN-NO DETAILS-@ *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PLAYING W/ A BB GUN W/ A FRIEND GOT SHOT IN THE FACE BB PELLET IN FACE FOREIGN BODY FACE EMBEDDED REMOVAL (PT STS NO INTENT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT WAS AT A PAINTBALL COURSE, FELL WAS HIT BY THE GUN CAUSING AN ABRASI ON AND CONTUSION TO RT FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| CHIN LAC-COCKING A BB/ PELLET GUN WHEN GUN HIT CHIN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES THAT CHILD WAS PLAYING W/BB GUN, FIRED GN AND BB RIC HOCHETED OFF OF ANOTHER OBJECT AND HIT CHILD. DX. FB BELOW L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 15 YO MALE WS SHOT WITH PAINT BALL IN LEFT CHEEK ABRASION CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT IN FACE WITH BB GUN, FACIAL PUNCTURE AND DENTAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| GOT SHOT IN FACE WITH A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| COUSIN ACCIDENTLY SHOT PT IN FACE WITH A PELLET GUN DX: FB TO FACE D/ C STABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PT SHOOTING JAMMED GUN, EXPLODED HAS POWDER BURN TO FACE POWDER BURN WITH CONTUSION TO FACE AND EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| SHOT IN EYE WITH BB GUN BY ACCIDENT PENETRATING INJURY TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PUNCTURE CHIN - 13 YO MALE WAS HIT IN CHIN BY BB - WAS SHOOTING AT OLD SODA CANS AND BB RICOCHETED AND HIT HIM IN THE CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas, air or spring-operated guns, BBs or pellets |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN BB GUN THAT BROTHER SHOT HIT SOMETHING AND IT FLEW IN FACE. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO LT FACE IN EYEBROW AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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