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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 91
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT MAKING SANDWICH AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE LAST NIGHT, HIT HIMSELF IN E YE WITH BLUNT END OF BUTTER KNIFE; CORNEAL LAC, RUPTURED GLOBE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | 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: Knives, Plastic bags |
| PT TRYING TO OPEN A PLASTIC BAG OF BAGELS WITH A BUTTER KNIFE AND THE K NIFE POKED IN THE LEFT EYE ABRAIONS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2009 | 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: Knives |
| PT WITH ABRASION TO EYE, GOT HOLD OF A KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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