Accidents - Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers - 0-5 years old - Year 2003 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 261
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
WAS ACCIDENTLY POKED IN THE EYE WITH METAL HANGER DX EYE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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 WITH METAL HANGER CAUGHT IN RT EYE WITH PT PULLING IT OUT C/O PN, C ORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2003	Age: 6 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 SCRATCHED EYE WITH A HANGER. DX EYE CON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
POKED EYE WITH HANGER;CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2003	Age: 9 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
CONTUSED EYEBALL WITH HANGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
PLASTIC COAT HANGER VS. EYE AREA DX: LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/HANGER AT STORE. DX: CONJUNCTIVAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 5 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 COAT HANGER DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
PATIENT SCRATCHED IN EYE WITH HANGER WHEN PLAYING WITH HANGERS AT HOME, EYE PAIN AND WATERY; EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
HANGER VS. EYE DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2003	Age: 4 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
PATIENT POKED IN EYE WITH HANGER AT HOME; CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 5 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 BROKEN PIECE OF PLASTIC HANGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2003	Age: 22 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
PATIENT FELL ON COAT HANGER AT HOME, POKED IN EYE; CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2003	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
R CORNEAL ABRASION WITH HEMORRHAGE; POKED SELF WITH WIRE HANGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 17 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
PATIENT STUCK IN EYE WITH WIRE HANGER AT HOME; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
HIT IN LEFT EYE INTO "SOCK-ROD" AT MALL. SEEN AT AURORA URGENT, CONCERN FOR OPEN GLOBE. DX. CONJUCTIVIAL LEFT LACERATION/ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2003	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
CONTUSED EYE WITH COAT HANGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2003	Age: 3 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
CONTUSED EYEBALL WITH CLOTHES HANGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 IN STORE W/PARENTS, GOT "POKED" IN RT EYE WITH A HANGER THAT HAD HOO KS ON THE END. DX:RT EYE SUBCONJUNCTUAL HEMORRHAGE;ACUTE EYE PN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
DX CONJUNCTIVAL LACERATION: EYEBALL CUT ON COATHANGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	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
PT WITH H/O POKING RIGHT EYE WITH A HANGER TIP -HIT INSIDE OF LOWER LID . D: TRAUMA TO RIGHT CONJUNTIVIAL , NO BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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