Accidents - BBs or pellets - 6-15 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,779
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	633	Ear:	407
Face:	349	Hand:	263
Eyeball:	237	Head:	222
Lower Trunk:	182	Foot:	157
Upper Leg:	137	Elbow:	78
Mouth:	68	Lower Leg:	35
Upper Trunk:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets
11 Y.O. W MALE W/PELLET SHOT TO HAND. PT STS WAS SHOT W/PELLET GUN TO H AND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT FRACTURED (R) INCISOR HAD TEMPORARY FILLING IN IT CAME OUT WHENSHOT WITH BB GUN PELLET YESTERDAY. DX: (R) UPPER TOOTH FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 8 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: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
8 Y.O. B MALE W/PW TO SCALP. PT SHOT W/BB GUN BY ANOTHER CHILD IN THE P ARK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT STATES A BB WAS THROWN AT HER AND WENT INTO HER LEFT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
CHILD SUSTAINED BB GUN SHOT TO THUMB. D: DISTAL TUFT FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
11 Y.O. B MALE W/BB SHOT TO SCALP. PT STS HE WAS SHOT W/BB GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT PUT A BB IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
BACK PAIN- ALLEGED BB BULLET INJURY- NO EVIDENCE FOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
12 Y/O M C/O BB LEFT THUMB WHILE PLAYING WITH BB GUN. DX: FOREIGN BODY STUCK LEFT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		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
PLAYING WITH PELLET GUN AND SHOT SELF IN HAND WHEN GUN ACCIDENTALLY WEN T OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LT FOOT WITH A PELLET GUN. FOREIGN BODY TO LT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
CHILD ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN. D: PUNCTURE WOUND, FOREIGN BODY BB REMOVAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
11 YO BM - FOREIGN BODY (PELLET) RT. HAND - PUNCTURE WOUND - PELLET G UN SHOT 2ND WEB SPACE OF HAND - PELLET IS PALPABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets
PT WAS SHOT IN THE BACK WITH A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN FACE BY BROTHER WITH A BEBE FROM BEBE GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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 ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN LT HAND WITH A BB GUN, BB RETAINED IN HAND, FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		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 ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE JAW WITH A BEEBEE .HE WAS SHOOT ING AT A TARGET WITH BB GUN , IT RICHOCETED BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE JAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		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
PELLET GUN FELL AND WENT OFF AND PELLET IN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		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 OUT WITH HIS FRIEND ACCIDENTLY SHOT WITH A PELLET GUN AT 2 FFOT RANG E PELLET WENT INTO LEFT UPPER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
11 YO BM - FRACTURE L 3RD FINGER - PLAYING WITH BB GUN & SHOT SELF WIT H BB IN L 3RD DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT WITH ON LEG WITH BB WITH A BB GUN; SUPERFICIAL BB ABRASION TO C ALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT PUT A BB IN LEFT EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets
PLAYING WITH BB GUN WITH COUSINS. SHOT IN ABD FROM 10 FT.!
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT. WAS SHOWING HIS BROTHER HOW TO SHOOT HIS BB GUN - ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE FINGER - FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Bottles or jars
HIT IN L ELBOW WITH A BB THAT BOUNCED OFF OF A BOTTLE. F.B. REMOVAL R ELBOW $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT IN RT BUTTOCS BY BB FROM BB GUN. - BB GUN WOUND RT BUTTOCKS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 06/28/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
DX LOW VELOCITY PENETRATING WOUND LEFT FOOT: PELLET RIFLE WOUND TO FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PATIENT PUT A BB IN LEFT EAR. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		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
BB IN FOREHEAD BB IN FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 10 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT WAS SHOT IN THE EYE BY A FRIEND WITH A BB GUN AT HOME WHILEPLAY ING. DX-FOREIGN BODY FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT IN CHEST BY COUSIN WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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
PATIENT SHOT IN HAND WITH BB GUN, BB IN HAND BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD METACA RPALS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2002	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: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
9 YO M SHOT TO HEAD W/BBFOREIGN BODY HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A BB GUN BB RE TAINED IN THE FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
BB SHOT IN R THIGHDX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2002	Age: 12 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 WITH BB GUN IN LT HAND DX: FB LT HAND +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
6 Y.O. B MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO EAR. PT STUCK PLASTIC BB IN EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT PUT BB IN EAR DX: FB IN EAR (BB) REMOVED +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 9 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 STATES HE HAS A BB IN HIS LEFT EAR. DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
UNCLE SHOT A PELLET GUN PELLET RICOCHITED OFF A PIECE OF TIN AND HITPAT IENT IN HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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 ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT HAND WITH AN AIR BB GUN BB RETAI NED IN THE HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 04/04/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PUNCTURE TO LEG FROM BB
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: 03/29/2002	Age: 14 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 SHOT SELF WITH A BB GUN; FB REMOVAL LT THUMB, FX LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT WITH A BB GUN. DX-FOREIGN BODY RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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
SHOT WITH BB GUN PREVIOUS DAY FB LT FOOT-BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 03/05/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets
12 YO M GSW TO ABD W/BB GUN GSW TO ABD ANTERIOR-NO EXIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/05/2002	Age: 12 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: BBs or pellets
C/O SWOLLEN NOSE WITH BB- IN NOSE FB/REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT TOLD MOTHER SHE WAS SHOT IN THE FINGER WITH A BB FROM A BB GUN IT WAS EMBEDDED IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	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 GOT A BB STUCK IN HER EAR. DX-FOREIGN BODY EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
15 Y.O. W MALE W/PW TO JAW. PT STS HE WAS SHOOTING A PELLET GUN & IT RI COCHETED & HIT HIM. E9224
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: BBs or pellets, Ceilings and walls
BB TO RIGHT EYEBROW AREA X2 DAYS - BB BOUNCED OFF WALL AND HIT PT. D: NO DX; PT LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY PHYSICIAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
FOREIGN BODY 11 YO BM HAD BB STUCK IN SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT. WAS WITH HIS FRIEND, BB GUN WENT OFF, SHOT PT. IN FINGER ? FOREIGN BODY THUMB -
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: BBs or pellets
PT'S FRIEND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT PT. IN FINGER WITH PELLET GUN ? FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		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 PLAYING WITH A FRIEND & WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH A BB IN EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		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
FB IN SCALP, FRANCISCO ACCIDENTALLY SHOT PT AT 9:10 AM AT SEAMSTER MINIMART ON YANCEYVILLE ROAD WITH BB GUN. DX. FB SCALP, BB-REMOVED.
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

Date: 01/10/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
MRI SHOWS METAL ARTIFACT IN RIGHT EAR (BB PELLET) D: FOREIGN BOD Y RIGHT EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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