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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 506
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH CLOTHES HANGER DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Clothing |
| PATIENT HIT IN EYE WITH HANGER WHEN TRYING TO PULL CLOTHES OFF HANGER A T HOME; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 4 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONTUSION OF THE EYE- SUSTAINED WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY POKED HIMSELF IN THE EYE WITH A HANGER WHILE GETTING DRESSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONTUSED EYEBALL WITH COAT HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HURT RIGHT EYE WHILE AT *** WHENPT POKED EYE WITH METAL SHOE RACK - POKED EYE. D: MINOR TRAUMA TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT ACCIDENTLY POKED HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH A HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CHILD POKE HIS OWN EYE W/ HANGER.(ACCIDENTLY) DX BRUISE TO RIGHT SCLERA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LAC TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CUT EYE WITH PLASTIC HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| MOM CLEANING ROOM THREW PLASTIC HANGER, HANGER BROKE HITTING CHILD IN EYE. DX CONJUNCTIVAL/ LACERATION/ SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 5 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT POKED SELF IN RT EYE WITH A HANGER, ABRASION RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 4 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Outerwear |
| SUPERFICIAL ABRASION L EYE - HANGER CAUGHT EYE WHEN TAKING COAT OFF HAN GER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 2 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT DX LT CORNEAL ABRASION - INJURY OCURRED W/A PLASTIC HANGER. LY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| MOM STATES PT WAS RUNNING W/ HANGER YEST & STARTED CRYING.WOKE UP HIS A AM C/O PAIN R EYE.DX CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| MOM STATES PULLED COAT HANGER OUT OF SOMEWHERE NEAR EYE. DX. R EYE INJ URY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS POKED IN THE EYE WITH A HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 16 months | 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CORNEAL ABRASION (L) EYEBALL, MOTHER STS PT RUNNING WITH A HANGER, FELL DOWN & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS & SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 2 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WALKER INTO A HANGER,CORNEAL ABRASION TO RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONTUSED EYEBALL WITH HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT. WAS PULLING ON A HANGER WHEN IT POPPED LOOSE AND STRUCK HER IN THE EYE, RESUTING IN A HEMORRHAGE TO THE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 2 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RAN INTO CLOTHES RACK AT STOREDX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT. ACCIDENTALLY STUCK A CLOTHES HANGER IN HIS EYE CONTUSION EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HURT RIGHT EYE WITH METAL NECKLACE HANGER. D: CORNEAL ABRASION / SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT GOT A HANGER STUCK IN BOTTOM EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HELPING HAND CLOTHES AND WAS HIT WITH A HANGER;EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT DX BILATERAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - C/O PINK EYE SINCE YESTERDAY AFER BEING STRUCK BY A HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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