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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 243
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 34 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: Plastic bags |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT SCRATCHED EYE WITH A PLASTIC BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 2 years | 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: Plastic bags, Diapers |
| A PLASTIC BAG HIT EYE WHILE PULLING A DIAPER FROM A BAG ABRASION LEFT CORNEAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| STRUCK IN R EYE WITH CORNER OF PLASTIC BAG. DX PAIN R EYE# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags, Foods |
| PATIENT SCRATCHED EYE WITH PLASTIC FROM BAG OF PEANUTS; CORNEAL ABRASIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 27 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: Plastic bags |
| CORNER OF PLASTIC BAG HIT HER IN EYE RESULTING IN CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WAS @ HOME TRYING TO CATCH A TOSSED GARBAGE BAG WHEN BAG IMPACTED THE LEFT EYE. DX CORNERAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 47YOM WHILE AT HOME SCRATCHED CORNEAL ON A PLASTIC BAG; LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 4 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: Plastic bags |
| TRYING TO OPEN A PLASTIC BAG WHEN SHE HIT HERSELF IN THE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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