Accidents - BBs or pellets - 6-15 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,700
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Ear:	1,018	Face:	855
Eyeball:	569	Head:	234
Hand:	229	Finger:	185
Foot:	157	Lower Arm:	150
Upper Trunk:	138	Lower Trunk:	87
Toe:	28	Upper Leg:	15
Upper Arm:	12	Internal:	6
Mouth:	6	Neck:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2009	Age: 7 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
7YOM- PT WAS @ HOME MOM UNABLE TO REMOVE BB IN HIS RIGHT EAR. TWIN BROTHER PLACE BB INTO EAR. DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2009	Age: 7 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
7YOM- PT WAS HOME WITH TWIN BROTHER, PLACED BB INTO LEFT EAR. DX LEFT EAR F.B.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 6 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
6 YOF PUT FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EAR, BB PELLET. DX-FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2009	Age: 10 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT PLAYING W/ PELLET GUN, SHOT IT AT A GARBAGE CAN AND IT RICOCHETED HI TTING PT IN SCALP. PELLET LODGE IN SCALP. DX FB SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2009	Age: 6 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
6 YO M PUT BB IN EAR. DX FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets
HIT IN EYE WITH A PELLET FROM A BB GUN. DX. EYELID INJURY.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PUT BB FROM BB GUN IN EAR;DX FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2009	Age: 14 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
14YOM SHOOTING SINGLE PUMP BB GUN, BB RICHOCHETED OFF GLASS BOTTLE AND STRUCK EYE, C/O BLURRED VISION AND PAIN; HYPHEMA, CORNEAL CLOUDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
8YOM WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN LT THUMB, BY BROTHER, 3 DAYS AGO, BROTHER WAS PLAYING WITH LOADED BB GUN- HAD RUSTY BB'S IN IT. DX; CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 7 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
WAS HUNTING WITH A BB GUN AND ACCIDENTLY SHOT THE TOP OF HIS LT FOOT. DX: REMOVAL OF BB IN LT FOOT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	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
8YOF ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE LEFT HAND WITH AN AIR PUMP BB GUN BY COUSI N IN RIGHT HAND BB RETAINED FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2009	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: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SHOT IN HEAD W/BB GUN WHILE PLAYING W/FRIEND, BB REMOVED FROM SCALP IN ED; SCALP WOUND, BB TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 13 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
13 YO WM SHOT TO TEMPLE WITH BB GUN AT HOME FOREIGN BODY LT TEMPLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2009	Age: 14 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: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT WAS AT A PARK AND WAS SHOT WITH A BB GUN, FOREIGN BODY ABOVE RIGHT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2009	Age: 13 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 SHOT WITH BB GUN DX: BB EMBEDDED UNDER SKIN ABOVE EYE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/04/2009	Age: 6 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
6 YO M PUT BB IN EAR YESTERDAY. DX:FOREIGN BODY, EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: BBs or pellets
SWALLOWED A BB;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN BY BROTHER;DX FOREIGN BODY LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
13 YO MALE PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AND IT WENT OFF AND HIT PT IN HEAD. D X SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
PATIENT'S FRIEND PLAYING WITH/SHOOTING BB GUN, BB BOUNCED OFF A METAL B OX HITTING PATIENT ON UPPER EYELID, BLURRY VISION; HYPHEMA,CORN ABRASIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2009	Age: 8 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
8 YOM, PUT PELLET FROM GUN IN EAR, FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
DX: PROBABLY SWALLOWED SMALL BB'S, FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IN CHEST. SOB. METAL SMALL BB'S IN CHEST W/ XRAY +LABS, STABLE, NO GUN SHOTS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 15 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
15 Y O M METAL BB SHOT IN HAND (NO INFO GIVEN PERTAINING TO INCIDENT)F OREIGN BODY RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2009	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
FG RT EAR.PT STUCK A BB IN EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2009	Age: 14 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, Knives with replaceable blades
HAS A BB IN RT MIDDLE FINGERR, TRIED TO REMOVE IT WITH *** KNIFE/ FBRT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	Age: 12 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
PT WAS HIT IN EYE WITH PLASTIC BB FROM BB GUNEYE INJ. LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/12/2009	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: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets
FACIAL INJURY FROM SHOOTING SELF IN RIGHT EYEBROW WITH PELLET GUN,BB. DX-RIGHT FACE PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
DX FB IN EAR-R: PLACED A PLASTIC BEEBEE IN R EAR APPROX. UNABLE TO SELF EXTRACT VIA SUCTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
PT SUS FB TO SCALP AFTER BB GUN PELLET BECAME LODGED IN SCALP WHILE PLAYING WITH FRIEND%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	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
FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EAR, BB PELLET. DX-FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 11 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
CONTUSED EYEBALL WHEN SHOT AT CLOSE RANGE WITH BB GUN;DX CONTUSED EYEBA LL
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 11 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
PT HAD BB GUN TURN AROUND WHILE HOLSTERING IT AND WENT OFF AND HIT NOSE .DX: FOREIGN BODY NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2009	Age: 9 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
EAR FB-PT A BB IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN BACK BY ANOTHER WITH BB - METAL - 8' RANGE. BB SOFT TISSUE BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT SHOT W/BB IN UPPER ARM X1 WK AND STATES IT FEELS LIKE IT IT STILL IN THERE; FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	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 PLAYING AROUND WITH A BB GUN AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN HAND. DX FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Basketball
BB L PALM/15YOM WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL, PUT HAND UP AGAINST BB GUN AND GOT SHOT IN PALM WITH BB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH BB GUN;DX FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT AT SLEEP OVER AND GOT A PLASTIC BB STUCK IN EAR, FB REMOVED IN ED; F OREIGN BODY IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2009	Age: 8 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
BB PELLET IN EAR X 2 DAYS FB REMOVAL EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2009	Age: 13 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
BB IN EAR. DX FOREIGN BODY IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 11 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT WITH AIR SOFT GUN;DX CONTUSED EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		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
SHOT IN EYE WITH BB GUN BY LITTLE BROTHER;DX CONTUSED EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
PT'S PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN FOUND A PLASTIC BB IN PT'S EAR & WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE IT. DX: R EAR FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
STUCK PLASTIC BB IN EAR. DX; FB REMOVED FROM EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2009	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
PT PUT A SMALL BB IN RIGHT EAR FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN EYE WITH A BB FROM BB GUN DX: RIGHT EYE TRAUMA DUE TO BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 11 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
PT WITH EYE INJURY WAS HIT WITH A PLASTIC BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 10 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
10YOM, *** BB IN LEFT EAR, FOREIGN BODY IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2009	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
PT SHOT IN HEAD W/BB GUN X2MONTHS AT HOME, WOUND HEALED, NOW W/LESION P ALPABLE UNDER SKIN, HIT IN FOREHEAD BY BROTHER TODAY; FORIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		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
PT WAS SHOT WITH A BB FROM BB GUN IN STOMACH AND LEG BY SOME BOYS WHILE WALKING ON STREET , DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO ABDOMEN & THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
FRIENDS FIGHTING OVER BB GUN AND IT ACCIDENTALLY WENT OFF INTO NECK;DX FOREIGN BODY NECK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/12/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE FOREARM WITH A PELLET GUN AT A FRIENDS HO USE PELLET RETAINED IN ARM FB ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2009	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
PATIENT SHOT HIMSELF IN FINGER WITH BB GUN LAST NIGHT, CONTINUED TO HAV E PAIN WITH INCREASED SWELLING; FINGER FX. W/FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 14 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
SHOT IN MOUTH W/AIR GUN - PLASTIC BB REMOVED BY ED MD FROM FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PATIENT WAS SHOT IN GREAT TOE WITH BB GUN WHILE BAREFOOT 3 DAYS AGO, BB STILL IN TOE; FB REMOVED, PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	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
PT WAS SHOT IN EYE WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	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: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT AT PARK WHILE ANOTHER CHILD PLAYED W/ PELLET GUN. PT STRUCK IN FACE BY STRAY PELLET. LODGED IN FACE NEAR NASAL BRIDGE. DX FB FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets
PT WAS HIT IN EYE WITH A AIR SOFT PELLET. DX: OCCULAR TRAUMA OD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	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
PT WITH A BB STUCK IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PLAYING W/SISTER WITH BB GUN UP IN TREEHOUSE, SHOT IN FOREHEAD S/P 5 PU MPS, BECAME SOMNOLENT,BRADYCARDIA; INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE,FB BRAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/25/2009	Age: 7 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
FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EAR, BB, AT HOME. DX-BB LEFT EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 13 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
BB IN R FOOT, ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY DAD DX: FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		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
SHOT WITH AIR SOFT BB GUN IN EYE;DX ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
PT WITH BB PELLET IN ARM AFTER ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTING IT INTO OWN ARM. D X FOREIGN BODY LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		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 PLAYING IN YARD YEST AND SHOT IN EYE W/BB GUN, NOW W/PAIN, BLURRY VI SION AND REDNESS; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
PT PLAYING AROUND WITH SOME FRIENDS AND WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN THE HEA D WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED FB SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	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
SHOT ACCIDENTALLY W/PELLET GUN BY BROTHER, PW R CHEEK DX: PW TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
PT WAS SHOOTING A BB GUN AT A TARGET AND IT RICOCHETED OFF THE TARGET I NTO HEAD RETAINED IN SCALP FB SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SHOT IN TOE W/BB GUN YEST BY BROTHER, FATHER REMOVED BB, NOW W/REDNE SS TO TOE AND RED STREAK UP FOOT; TOE CELLULITIS, GUNSHOT WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PLAYING FOOTBALL AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN NEIGHBOR CHASED THEM DOWN AND SH OT HIM BEHIND THE EAR AND IN THE FOOT WITH A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2009	Age: 13 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
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN TO FACE;DX FOREIGN BODY FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 7 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
PT WAS PLAYING WITH BROTHER & ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN EYE WITH A PLASTIC BB THAT HIT A TREE DX: ACUTE LEFT EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
7 Y/O C/O TOE PAIN, ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN TOE WITH BB GUN. DX-FOREIGN BODY LEFT TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets
DX TRAUMATIC IRIDIODYALYSIS/SUPERIOR PALPEBRAL CONTU: L EYE PN; PLASTIC BB GUN DISCHARGED TO EYE; WORE EYE PROCTECT'N, BUT BB HIT HIM IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		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
BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT PT IN THE ABDOMEN WITH A BB GUN. D: BB GUN SHOT TO ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2009	Age: 7 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
STUCK BB IN NOSE., DX FB NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
COUSIN ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIM IN THE FACE W/ A BB GUN -BB PELLET IN FACE FOREIGN BODY FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2009	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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT PRESENT TO ER BY FATHER STATES HAVING INJURY TO RT EYE WAS ACCIDENTA LLY SHOT BY PELLET GUN-DX: RT EYE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2009	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 STUCK A BB IN EAR. DX: R EAR FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2009	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
BB PELLET IN RIGHT CHEEK FROM GETTING SHOT. DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BODY TO FACE, PUNCTURE WOUND TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
HIT IN ABDOMEN WITH PELLET FROM PELLET GUN AT HOME. DX PELLET TO LIVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
STRUCK IN EYE WITH PLASTIC BB FROM BB GUN/ CORNEAL ABRASION RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS PLAYING WITH BB GUN AND SHOT SELF IN THE FINGER. D: GUNSHOT WO UND TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT IN HEAD WITH BBGUN BY BROTHER 2-3 MO AGO;DX FOREIGN BODY HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets
6 YO BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN HEAD BY CO2 POWERED BB GUN BB SHOT TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT SHOT SELF IN UPPER ARM W/A BB GUN, BB STILL IN ARM; ELOPED/AMA/LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/01/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT WITH BB GUN IN SCALP;DX FOREIGN BODY SCALP
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/01/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		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
PLAYING WITH PELLET GUN AT FLEA MARKET, ACCIDENTLY SHOT PELLET IN EYE. DX EYE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2009	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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SHOT IN CHEEK WITH BB GUN FROM A FEW FEET AWAY;DX FOREIGN BODY FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A PELLET GUN AND SHOT SELF IN THE EYE. D: TRAUMA RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2009	Age: 15 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
PT PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AND ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN THE RIGHT FOOT FB FOOT BB RETAINED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
FB FINGER/ ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT WAS @ FREINDS HOME SHOOTING A BB GUN AT TARGETS WHEN BB RICOCHET ON TO PT'S LIP. DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL FROM LIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
BB RICHOCHETED OFF SOMETHING AND HIT HIM IN FACE;DX CONTUSED NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
DX: BB SHOT TO BUTTOCK, GUN SHOT (BB) TO L HIP; GSW TO L BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2009	Age: 15 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
FINGER INJURY FROM BB GUN PELLET. DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL RIGHT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2009	Age: 13 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: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT PLAYING IN PARK W/OTHER KIDS HER AGE & ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN EYE W/BB GUN, NOW W/EYE PAIN, LAC & FB IN LWR EYE LID; ACCIDENT CAUSED BY BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2009	Age: 15 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
FB L PALM/15YOM AT 7P YEST, ACCIDENTALLY MISFIRED BB GUN AND SHOT SELF IN L HAND. STILL HAS BB IN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2009	Age: 14 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
PELLET RICHOCHET OFF A BEER BONG STRIKING LOWER JAW. DX FOREIGN BODY IN SKIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2009	Age: 12 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
FOREIGN BODY OF LEFT EAR - PLASTIC BB STUCK IN EAR TIMES ONE HOUR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2009	Age: 13 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
HAD HAND OVER END OF BBGUN AND ACCIDENTALLY PULLED TRIGGER;DX FOREIGN B ODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2009	Age: 12 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
HIT IN EYE WITH AIR SOFT BULLET;DX CONTUSED EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT TO UPPER LEG FROM A BB GUN - SHOT BY FRIEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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