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Accidents - Knives - 0-5 years old - Year 2004 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 135
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Date: 12/26/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PUNCTURED EYEBALL WITH A KNIFE BY ACCIDENT DX: ADMITTED TO OR FOR REPAI R TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/30/2004Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
23MONTH OLD WHO SELF INFLICTED A CORNEAL LACERATION TO R EYE WITH A STEAK KNIFE. DX CORNEAL LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/20/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Plastic bags
PT WAS TRYING TO OPEN A PLASTIC BAG WITH A STEAK KNIFE AND POKED SELF WITH KNIFE TO EYE. DX EYE INJURY CORNEAL LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/18/2004Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT. FOUND WITH BLOOD AROUND CORNER OF RT. EYE WITH KNIFE NEXT TO HIM DX: LACERATION TO RT. EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
PT SUST CORNEAL ABRASION FROM KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE EYE WITH A PLASTIC KNIFE. DX-SCLERAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
ABRASION EYE WHEN POKED IT WITH STEAK KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
CORNEAL ABRASION - 3 YOF ACCIDENTALLY SCRATCHED HERSELF ON THE LEFT EYE WITH A BUTTER KNIFE, WAS JUMPING AROUND WHILE HOLDING THE KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2004Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
CORNEAL ABRASION - 20 MOF WAS POKED IN THE EYE WITH A PLASTIC KNIFE CAU SING AN ABRASION TO HER RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/29/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Knives
PATIENT STABBED IN EYE WITH KITCHEN KNIFE, BLOOD IN CORNER OF EYE; SUBC ONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE, CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
PT POKED EYE W/BUTTER KNIFE AND HAS PX. DX: PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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