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Accidents - Drinking straws - 0-5 years old - Year 2002 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 443
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Date: 11/01/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT POKED HIMSELF IN THE EYE WITH A STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
L CORNEAL ABRAS; POKED WITH PLASTIC STRAW @ SUPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
CUT EYEBALL WITH STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2002Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Drinking straws
MOM WAS PULLING CHILD OUT OF CAR & SIBLING HAD DRINK IN HAND & STRAWI HIT PT. IN THE LEFT EYE. DX: SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE/ SCLERAL TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
CONTUSED EYEBALL WITH STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
POKED HIMSELF IN EYE WITH DRINKING STRAW/ CORNEAL ABRASION LT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2002Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
BROTHER WAS HANDING HER A MILK SHAKE & SHE GOT POKED IN THE EYE WITH TH E STRAW. CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
HOLDING STRAW AND FELL, STRAW WENT INTO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
JABBED STRAW IN LT EYE; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
CONTUSED EYEBALL WHEN POKED WITH STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2002Age: 19 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
CORNEAL ABRASION - WAS RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE HOLDING A STRAW AND POK ED SELF IN THE LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2002Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT POKED IN EYE WITH A STRAW BY FRIEND YESTERDAY; EYE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2002Age: 6 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A STRAW STRUCK HIMSELF IN RIGHT EYE IN THE LOWER BORDER OF HIS EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS POKED IN EYE W/PLASTIC STRAW. DX: CORNEAL ABR OS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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