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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 320
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 11/17/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | 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 WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE ARM WITH A BB GUN. D: FB LEFT UPPER A RM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PELLET GSW TO R ARM DX; GSW R ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | 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 PLAYING AROUND WITH A BB GUN WITH A FRIEND AND SHOT IN THE RIGHT SHO ULDER BB RETAINED FB UPPER ARM- ACCIDENTAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SHOT BY A BB GUN. DX ABRASION UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| SHOT WITH PELLET GUN/FB UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| SHOT WITH BB GUN IN HOME. BB LODGED INTO RIGHT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT HAS BB GUN SHOT WOUND TO UPPER ARM AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE; PUNCTUR E WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | 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 WAS SHOT IN THE ARM WITH A BB GUN WHILE PLAYING WITH BROTHER. D: F OREIGN BODY (BB) RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| 14YOMC SHOT IN UPPER ARM FROM A BB GUN/CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/1999 | 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: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/1998 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/1998 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/1997 | 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: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: BBs or pellets |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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