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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 237
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/01/2002 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| B.B PELLET RICOCHETED OFF A FENCE AND HIT CHILD IN THE EYE DX B.B PELLE T IN L ORBIT OF EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 15 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT IN EYE, PLASTIC PELLET, SPRING OPERATED PELLET GUN EYE HYPHEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 14 Y/O M INJURED L EYE WHEN SHOT WITH BB FROM BB GUN. DX; PENETRATING TRAUMA L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 12 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN LEFT EYE WITH A BB GUN. DX-BLUNT INJURY EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 14YOWM SHOT HIMSELF IN EYE WITH BB PELLET DX: ACUTE BLUNT TRAUMA L IRIS RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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