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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 214
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT WAS WATCHING SOMEONE WELDING AND SUSTAINED EYE PAIN. DX-EYE PAIN, KERATACONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| CHILD WITH EYE PAIN SINCE WATCHING UNCLE WELD ON WEDNESDAY. "WELDERS BU RNS". LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT HURT EYES WHILE WATCHING WELDING DONE AT HOMEDX: EXPOSURE TO WELDING ARC/RADIATION BURNS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/1998 | Age: 3 years | 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: Welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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