Accidents - BBs or pellets - 6-15 years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,855
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Ear:	904	Face:	288
Foot:	287	Finger:	248
Eyeball:	213	Hand:	187
Lower Leg:	165	Lower Arm:	165
Head:	82	Internal:	76
Elbow:	71	Neck:	71
Upper Trunk:	26	Mouth:	22
Lower Trunk:	21	Wrist:	6
Shoulder:	5	Ankle:	5
Upper Arm:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets
11 YOM INJURED FOOT FROM SHOOTING SELF WITH BB. DX-LEFT FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND, FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL UNSUCCESSFUL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
13YOF; PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT ON THE LIP WITH A BB GUN BY THE NEIGHBO R. D: FOREIGN BODY TO LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
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
15YO AMERICAN INDIAN MALE ACCIDENTLY SHOT A BB INTO L 5TH DIGIT DX FOREIGN BODY IN L 5TH DIGIT - RESOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2010	Age: 10 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
10 YR M HIT IN EYE WITH *** PELLET;DX CONTUSED EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets
9 YO M SHOT IN HAND BY BB GUN GSW BB GUN--BB LEFT IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2010	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
10 YOM PT C/O BB IN FINGER. FOREIGN BODY L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
9YOF PUT A SOFT BB PELLET INTO EAR...FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
12YOM WAS HIT ON LT EYE WITH *** PELLETDX:BLUNT TRUAMA LT EYE WITH LOSS OF VISION, AB NEAR CORNER OF EYELID
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/18/2010	Age: 8 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
8YOM; PT HAS A BB GUN PELLET STUCK IN HIS EAR. D : FOREIGN BODY IN LEF T EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2010	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: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
9YOM PUT A BB IN LEFT EAR FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2010	Age: 10 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
10YOM STANDING AWAY FROM PERSON WHEN THEY WERE SHOOTING BB GUN, SHOT IN HAND, PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/07/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		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
10YOM ACCIDENTLY SHOT IN LEFT SIDE OF NECK WITH A BB GUN BB RETAINED IN NECK FB NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2010	Age: 8 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
8 YOF WAS PLAYING OUTISDE, WITH BROTHERS, AND SHOT HERSELF IN THE HEAD WITH A BB GUN- VOMITING. DX; BB IN BRAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/02/2010	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
12 YOM CONTUSION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY A BB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
13YOM SHOOTING AN AIR PISTOL AND SHOT A PLASTIC BB HIT EYE HEMORRHAGE EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
11YOM SHOT 3 TIMES W/ BB GUN WHILE PLAYING W/ FRIEND. BB DID NOT BREAK SKIN ANYWHERE BUT ON UPPER LIP. BRUISE AT OTHER SITES. DX LIP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2010	Age: 9 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
9YOM PLAYING WITH *** AT DAD'S HOUSE, HIT IN EYE WITH PLASTIC PELLET; H YPHEMA, TRAUMATIC IRITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
11YOM SHOT SELF IN FOOT WITH PELLET GUN/ GSW(PELLET) LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2010	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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
7 YR M PUT PELLET FROM PELLET GUN IN EAR;DX FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
8YOF PLAYING WITH FRIENDS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN BICEP WITH PELLET GUN, B B IN ARM; FB IN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2010	Age: 12 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
12YOM HAD FRIENDS AT HIS HOUSE, A FRIEND HAD BROUGHT HIS BB GUN, ACCIDE NTALY SHOT PT IN FACE; FB BELOW EYE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2010	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: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
14YO MALE STS BB IN R EAR DX FOREIGN BODY IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		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
14YOM PLAYING W/ BB GUN W/ FRIENDS. DIDNT THINK GUN WAS COCKED, POINTED AT PT, ACCID SHOT HIM IN MOUTH FROM 5 FT. BROKEN TEETH. DX DENTAL INJUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2010	Age: 13 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
13 YOM PUT A BB IN HIS EAR WHEN HE WAS 7, TO HELP CLEAN OUT THE WAX, HE NEVER TOLD PARENTS, SO IT'S BEEN IN THERE SINCE THEN. DX; FB RT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2010	Age: 13 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
13 Y/O MALE WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH A BB FROM A FRIENDS BB GUN AT HOME DX: ABRASION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
7 YR F SHOT WITH BB GUN AT 4 FT AWAY WHEN WAS RIDING BIKE;DX CONTUSE D EYELID AND EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
9YOM ACCIDENTALLY GOT SHOT BY COUSIN, WHO WAS 5-7 FT. AWAY FROM HIM, HE HAD BEEN PLAYING WITH A BB GUN, PELLET IN WRIST. DX; BB IN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
DX GSW BY AIR GUN/FB IN EXTREMITY: 10YOF SHOT IN L CALF W/ CO2 PELLET GUN F 20FT BY FRIEND'S 14YO BRO. STATES ROM IN LLE LIMIT' FLEXION & EXT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2010	Age: 12 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
A 12 YR OLD MALE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN EYE WITH BB GUN TRYING TO FIX IT DX EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2010	Age: 7 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
7YOM PLACED BB IN L EAR ON A DARE DX: FB ON L EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2010	Age: 11 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
11YOM WAS SHOT IN THE EYE WITH A BB GUN, WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE WITH A FRIEND, WHO ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGED THE GUN. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2010	Age: 9 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
BB STUCK IN RIGHT EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR LWOT 9YOM
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/16/2010	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: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
15 YO M HAD A PART OF A PELLET IN HIS LIP - REMOVED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		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
15YOM WAS SHOT IN THE LEFT FOOT WITH AN AIR RIFLE AT 1700 WITH A LEAD P ELLET C/O PAIN.DX: FB SUBQ(REMOVED)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
13 YOM INJURED FOOT WITH BB. DX-FOREIGN BODY LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 12 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
12 YR M PUT *** PELLET IN EAR;DX FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2010	Age: 7 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
7 Y MALE PUT PLASTIC PELLET IN EAR DX: FB IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2010	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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
6 YOM HAS A BB IN LEFT EAR. 3 MOS AGO WAS SHOT. DX FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2010	Age: 12 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
12YOM FOREIGN BODY IN FINGER BB'S CHILD SHOT SELF WITH THE BB GUN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2010	Age: 7 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
7YOM WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH BB FUN, REDNESS, SWELLING, PHOTOPHOBIA DX: ABRASION TO EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2010	Age: 9 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
9 YR M SHOT BY BROTHER WITH A *** BB GUN 25 FT AWAY;DX FOREIGN BODY FOR EHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
11YOM-GSW TO ABD-SHOT W/ BB GUN BY 2 UNKNOWN BOYS-IN THE STREET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	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 YR M PUT BB IN EAR;DX FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2010	Age: 10 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
10 YO M STUCK BB IN EAR. DX FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 12 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
12YOM WAS SHOT WITH A BB, BY A FRIEND, AT HOME, IN HIS RT EYE DX; RT EYELID FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 12 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
12YOM SHOT IN EYE WITH SOFT PLASTIC PELLET BY FRIEND; CORNEAL ABRASION, HYPHEMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
11YOM; PT WAS PLAYING WITH FRIEND WITH A PELLET GUN AND WAS SHOT IN THE ANKLE. D: FB IN RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
9 YR M SHOT WITH PELLET GUN;DX CONTUSED LOWER TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2010	Age: 7 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
7 YOM-STUCK A BB IN EAR DX FB EAR REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2010	Age: 12 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
12 Y/O MALE PUT A PLASTIC BB IN EAR AT HOME DX; FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2010	Age: 14 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
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT SELF IN LEFT HAND WITH BB GUN. FOREIGN BODY LEFT HAND . 14 YOM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2010	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
12YOM PLAYING W/ *** PELLET GUN. TOOK OFF EYE PROTECT. FRIEND THOUGHT G UN UNLOADED. ACCID HIT PT IN L EYE. SCRAPE TO EYELID DX FACE ABRAS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2010	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
15 YOM INJURED CHEEK WITH BB PELLET. DX-FOREIGN BODY RIGHT CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2010	Age: 12 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
12 YOM HAS BB STUCK IN EAR. DX: FB R EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
P.W. TO SCALP/14YOM WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A BB WHILE SHOOTING AT BIR DS WITH NEIGHBOR. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
11 YR M HIT IN EYE WITH *** BB GUN;DX HEMORRHAGE EYEBALL
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/29/2010	Age: 13 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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
13YOM PLAYING WITH FREINDS WAS SHOT UPPER BACK WITH A BB GUN THINKS BB IS STILLIN BACK AND WANTS IT REMOVED DX- F/B IN BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
10 YOM HAS A BB STUCK IN LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2010	Age: 15 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
15YOM SHOTTING PELLET GUNS WITH FRIEND & FRIEND'S DAD AT FRIEND'S HOUSE , SHOT IN FOREHEAD WITH PELLET, STILL HAS HEADACHE; HEAD INJ, FB REMOVE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/03/2010	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
11YOM,SHOT IN RIGHT LOWER LEG S/P HIS BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIM PLAYING WITH A BB GUN,CRUTCHES PROVIDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	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
BIL EAR FB-6YOM-PUT PELLET GUN PELLETS IN EARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	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
14YOM AND FRIEND PLAYING WITH BB GUN AT HOME, FRIEND DIDN'T THINK ANY B BS IN GUN & SHOT PT IN CHEST; LIVER LAC., RIB FX., FB IN COSTOPH PLEURA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/24/2010	Age: 14 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
14 YOM WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE EYE WITH BB GUN, EYE GLASSES BROKE. DX-EYE INJURY, HYPHEMA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/24/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
8YOF PT PLAYING W/ FRIENDS WHEN FRIEND ACCID SHOT PT IN L EYE W/ A BB G UN FROM ABOUT 6FT AWAY. PT INITIALLY COULDNT SEE. DX TRAUMATIC HYPHEMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2010	Age: 9 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
9 YOM BB TO L EAR DX: FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2010	Age: 10 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
10YO M;C/0 POSSIBLE BB TO LEFT LOWER LEG BEHIND KNEE ONSET SUNDAY. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT LOWER LEG*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
15 YR OLD MALE ACCIDENTALLY SELF INFLICTED PELLET GUN WOUND TO FOREARM AND FRAGMENTS STILL IN ARM BUT WILL BE LEFT IN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 15 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
15YOM; PT WAS SHOT ACCIDENTALLY IN THE FACE WITH A SOFT PLASTIC BB BY A FRIEND. D: LEFT EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2010	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
10 YOM PUT AIR SOFT PELLET IN EAR. DX: FB L EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2010	Age: 15 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
SHOOTING BB GUN AND IT CAME BACK HIT FACE. FOREIGN BODY FACE 15YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 12 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
12 YR M SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH BB GUN;DX FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
11YOM WAS SHOT IN THE RT EYE, WITH "***" PELLET FROM A PELLET GUN,LAST NIGHT, AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, ACCIDENTALLY. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2010	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
13 YR M SHOT WITH BB GUN FROM A LONG DISTANCE;DX CONTUSED EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2010	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
15YOM PT SHOT IN R HAND W/ A BB GUN 5 DAYS AGO. STILL HAS BB IN WOUND O N HIS R 3RD FINGER. DX FB R 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
EYE CT-11YOM WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH A BB FROM A BB GUN AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2010	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
9YOM PLAYING AROUND WITH SOME FRIENDS AND SHOT IN THE LEFT LOWER ARM W ITH A BB GUN THE BB REMAINED IN LOWER ARM FB ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	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
10YOF CONTUSION EYEBALL WAS HIT WITH PLASTIC PELLETS FROM BB GUN LEFT E YE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
15 YR F SHOT WIT BB GUN BY FRIEND, THEY DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED, CONT USED EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: BBs or pellets
7 YOF, SWALLOWED BB, INGESTED FORIENG OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2010	Age: 10 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
10YOM PLAYING WITH A BB GUN AND IT RICOCHETED OFF TARGET INTO FOREHEAD BB RETAINED FB FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2010	Age: 9 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
9 YR M PUT BB IN EAR;DX FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets
10YOM WAS AT HOME, PUT A PELLET FROM A PELLET GUN IN RT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2010	Age: 9 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
9YOM STATES HE PUT A BB PELLET IN HIS LEFT EAR 2 DAYS AGO C/O PAIN.DX: FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2010	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
12YOM STUCK A BB PELLET IN EAR AND PUSHED IT IN FURTHER WHEN USING A ***, FOREIGN BODY IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	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
7YOF HAS TOY AIRGUN PELLET IN EAR CANAL; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2010	Age: 13 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
13 YR M SHOT PUMP TYPE BB GUN IT HIT FENCE AND REBOUNDED INTO HIM;DX FO REIGN BODY FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2010	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
10YOM, SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH PELLET GUN, FOREIGN BODY (BB) TO R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets
15YOM, HAS PELLET IN R ARM, NO OTHER INFORMATIN GIVEN, METAL PELLET FOR EIGN BODY TO R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
6 YR M ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY COUSIN WITH BB GUN;DX FOREIGN BODY SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2010	Age: 8 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
8 YR M SHOT IN CHEST BY FRIEND WITH BB GUN;DX FOREIGN BODY UPPER TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/06/2010	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
9YOM FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR PLACED PLASTIC BB IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
9YOM WAS TAKING OUT HIS TRASH WHEN THE NEIGHBOR ASSAULTED HIM WITH A BB GUN SHOT IN THE LEFT ELBOW BB RETAINED IN ELBOW FB ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2010	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
13 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT WAS SHOT IN HAND WITH PELLET GUN AT HOME. DX FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT PALM, PELLET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2010	Age: 11 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
11 YR M PUT AIR SOFT BB IN EAR;DX FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	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
15YOF PT WAS FLICKING A BB OFF OF HER FINGER WHEN SHE ACCID HIT HERSELF IN L EYE W/ BB. HAS FB SENS, REDNESS. DX L EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2010	Age: 11 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
11 YO M STUCK BB IN EAR. DX FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2010	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
13 WM WITH BB STUCK IN LEFT #3 FINGER. DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT #3 FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
13YOM SHOT IN FINGER W/BB GUN, NOW W/PAIN AND ABRASION TO FINGER; GUNSH OT WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
8YOM PLAYING WITH FRIEND'S BB GUN, SAFETY WAS OFF, ACCIDENTALLY SHOT TH RU FOREHEAD, FELL HITTING HEAD, CONFUSED; PARIETAL BONE FX., FB GSW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/05/2010	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
12YOM PT SHOT IN EYE W/ *** BB GUN. R EYE WAS CLOSED WHEN HE WAS HIT. P AIN IN EYE, VISION BLURRY. UNK HOW INJ OCCURED. DX DX R EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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