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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 19
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH FRIEND WHEN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN CHEST WITH BB GUN AT CLOSE RANGE, BB/PELLET IN MANUBRIUM; SHOT TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | 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 SHOT BY ACCIDENT W/BB GUN WHILE WALKING OUT OF A STORE, NOW W/SM ARE A OF REDNESS TO CHEST; WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PLAYING WITH FRIEND WHEN HE PULLED TRIGGER OF B B GUN (SFETY DEVICE DIS ENGAGED) SHOT SELF IN CHEST BY ACCIDENT ADMIT AND F/U LEAD POISINING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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