Accidents - BBs or pellets - 6-15 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,452
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	356	Face:	334
Lower Leg:	323	Foot:	319
Upper Trunk:	214	Finger:	214
Ear:	193	Head:	100
Eyeball:	100	Mouth:	83
Upper Leg:	69	Toe:	68
Lower Trunk:	34	Lower Arm:	16
Neck:	16	Shoulder:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2003	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 SHOT BB GUN OFF INTO LT HAND-C/O PAIN, FOREIGN BODY LT HAND; FOREIGN BODY (BB) LT HAND-REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 STUCK IN NOSE AFTER BEING SHOT BY ACCIDENT WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
15 YO F SHOT IN LEG W/BB GUN FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2003	Age: 13 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 ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE FOREHEAD WITH A BB GUN AT HOME. DX -GSW FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PTS BROTHER SHOT HER IN THE LIP WITH A PELLET GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 14 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
PATIENT HAD BB PELLET IN HAND 2 DAYS AGO; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS SHOT IN LEFT CHEEK WITH A BB THAT MISSED TARGET , PT WAS IN THE PARK, SHOOTER 12 TO 15 FT AWAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
12 YO M GOT A BB STUCK IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN BUTTOCKS WITH PELLET GUN BY FRIEND AT HOME, FB BU TTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
FOREIGN BODY FINGER - 15 YOM SHOT HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WIT H A PELLET GUN WHILE PLAYING WITH IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
HIT WITH BB GUN FIRE LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2003	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: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SHOT IN EYEBROW WITH BB GUN, HOLE UNDER EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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
PT SHOT A BB GUN AND THE BB RICOCHETED INTO HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG PUNCTUR E WOUND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2003	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 SHOT SELF WITH BB GUN; FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	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
PT SHOT SELF IN FOOT WITH BB GUN; FB FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2003	Age: 13 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 MAINED IN FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT. WAS HIT IN RT. EYE WITH PLASTIC BB 2 DAYS AGO- PT. WAS SHOOTING THEM & THEY GOT KNOCKED OFF A WALL. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
12 YOM HAD BB FALL IN EAR FB TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Metal containers
PLAYING WITH NEIGHBOR SHOOTING CANS, JOKING WITH NEIGHBOR SAYING SHOOT ME AND HE SHOT HIM BY ACCIDENT, SHOOTING W/ PELLET GUN ;ABRAS, SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
BB GUN SHOT TO ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS HIT IN BACK WITH A BB FROM A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2003	Age: 11 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
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN FOOT WITH A PELLET GUN DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED / PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	Age: 14 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: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
BB TO ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/02/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 HIT BY A BB TO JAW, COUSIN SHOT BB & IT RICOCHETED DX: BB IN FACE / CHEEK - REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		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
ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN SIDE OF HEAD W / A PELLET GUN. D; FOREIGN BODY REM OVAL , HEAD TRAUMA PELLET GUN INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT HIT ON CHIN BY A BB 3 WEEKS AGO, BB IN CHIN NOW RED WITH TENDER NESS; REFERRED TO RADIOLOGY FOR REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	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 TO FACE / NOSE, PT. HEARD A CRACK. NEIGHBOR KID HAD THE BB GUN & SHOT PT. POLICE INVOLVED. DX: BB GUN PELLET IN NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	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
13 YO F WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT W/BB GUN FOREIGN BODY HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS SHOT IN THE LOWER TRUNK WITH A BB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 7 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
7 YO W MALE W/BB SHOT TO HAND. PT SHOT W/BB GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT INDEX FINGER: PELLET INTO FINGER FROM BB GUN ATHO ME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
FOREIGN BODY LOWER LEG - PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT BY BB GUN - PELLET IN BACK OF LEG JUST BELOW KNEE - WALKED IN FRONT OF GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
HIT IN EYE WITH BB CORNEAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Footwear
SHOT HIMSELF ACCIDENTLY WITH A BB GUN, WAS WEARING TENNIS SHOES. REMOVAL OF BB IN THE RT 1ST TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 8 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
PT ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN THE RIGHT FOOT WITH A PELLET GUN PELLET LODG ED IN FOOT TO THE OR TO HAVE FOREIGN BODY REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 14 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
PT DX FOREIGN BODY LT HAND - S/P PLAYING WITH A PELLET GUN AND SHOT HIS LT HAND - PELLET LODGED IN THE LT DORSUM OF HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 15 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
SHOT SHELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH A PELLET GUN BY FRIEND DX: CHEST PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2003	Age: 9 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
9 Y/O M C/O BB SHOT TO LFT HAND. PT WAS SHOT IN HAND WITH BB. DX FOREI GN BODY IN LFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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
11 YOM PRESENTED TO THE ER. WITH A BB IN LEFT LOWER LEG; HAD BEEN SHOOT ING HIS BB GUN; ACCIDENTALLY WENT OFF. FOREIGN BODY, LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Metal containers
PATIENT HIT IN CHEST BY A RICOCHETED BB SHOT AT A CAN WITH A BB GUN, BB UNDER SKIN IN CHEST; BB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	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
PT SHOT BB THROUGH FOOT; FB FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2003	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: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
15YOM SHOOTING BB GUN/BULLET RICOCHETED OFF GRAIN BIN STRUCK PT IN HEAD DX: F.B. REMOVED FROM SCALP/ LAC CLOSED W/STAPLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
WHILE PLAYING WITH PELLET GUN, IT ACCIDENTALLY WENT OFF (WAS WITH FRIEN D), PT SHOT IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
PT SUSTAINED ACCIDENTAL BB GUN SHOT TO FACE BY FRIEND. D:PUNCTURE WOUND, FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT PLAYING WITH A BB GUN WITH HIS FRIEND AT HOME ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE NECK BB RETAINES FOREIGN BODY NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets
PATIENT WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE WITH A BB THAT HAD RICHOCHETED FROM A SHORT DISTANCE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION, TRAUMATIC HYPHEMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2003	Age: 10 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
10 Y/O F C/O R EAR HAS BEBE IN IT . A FRIEND DROPPED A BEBE INTO HER EA R(INTENT NOT STATED)DX FOREIGN BODY TO EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE FACE WITH A BB GUN. DX-CONTUSION RIGHT EYELID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
FOREIGN BODY - 15 YOM SHOT SELF IN LEFT LOWER ARM WITH A BB GUN, BB EMBEDDED IN UPPER FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS SHOOTING A TREE WITH A BB GUN WHEN THE BB RICOCHETED BACK STRIKI NG HIM IN THE FACE ABRASION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE THIGH WITH HIS BB GUN FOREIGN BODY UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIS LEFT PALM WITH A BB GUN. DX-MINOR INJURY PALM SECONDARY TO GUNSHOT WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	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 PLAYING WITH A PELLET GUN AT HOME SHOT SELF IN THE LEFT HAND PELLET RETAINED IN HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2003	Age: 14 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: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT INDEX FINGER: CARRYING PELLET GUN, TRIPPED AND FELL, GUN DISCHARGED AND PELLET WENT INTO FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		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
PT WAS PLAYING WITH FRIEND WITH A BB GUN WHEN IT ACCIDENTLY SHOT A BB I NTO LEFT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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. HAS A BB IN HIS HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT SHOT SELF IN LOWER LEG WITH BB GUN, PIECE OF WOOD EMBEDDED IN LT LOW ER LEG, FB LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 14 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
14 YO BM - BB IN L HAND - ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGED BB GUN INTO L PALM W HILE CLENING GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		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
3 DAYS AGO PT WAS SHOT IN LOWER LEG WITH PELLET GUN BY ACCIDENT. D: F OREIGN BODY TO LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/23/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Metal containers
BB BOUNCED OFF CAN AND HIT PT IN BACK IN JANUARY. PT REALIZED BB WAS ST ILL IN BACK WHEN HE FELT IT. D: BB, BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 14 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: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN CHEEK WITH A B-B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 10 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
PATIENT WAS SHOT ON FOREHEAD BY BB GUN. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOREHEA D.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	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
BB STUCK IN FOOT AFTER SHOT IN FOOT WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Hair grooming equipment or accessories
PT PUT BB IN EAR AND TRIED TO REMOVE IT W/BOBBY PIN. DX: FB R EAR, EXTERNAL CANAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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