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Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - Year 2005 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 289
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 12/04/2005Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
HIT SELF IN RT EYE WITH VACUUM CORD DX: RT EYE INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PATIENT FELL INTO VACUUM HANDLE HITTING IN EYE; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2005Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Vacuum cleaners
*** BLEW DIRT INTO FACE. DX: FB R CORNEA. DX: FB R CORNEA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
RT CORNEAL AB-WOOD SPLINTER HIT EYE WHILE VACUUMING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2005Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
22 YOM WAS WRESTLING WITH BROTHER AND FELL ONTO VACCUM CAUSING RIGHT CO RNEAL ABRASION AND SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2005Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Vacuum cleaners
EYE IRRITATION-CAUSED BY DUST WHILE VACUUMING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2005Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
HIT IN EYE BY METAL ON HOSE OF VACUUM/ CORNEAL ABRASION LT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
DX CORNEAL ABRASION: USING VACUUM AT HOME, HIT SELF IN EYE WITH ATTACHMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT WAS CHECKING A VACUUM CLEANER,?WHILE IS ON, SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE SUSTAINED" EYE FB REMOVAL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2005Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT C/O "HIT WITH VACCUM HANDLE TO MY LT EYE" LAST NIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2005Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
CORN ABR. PT WAS PUTTING RETRACTABLE VACUUM CORD AWAY AND IT HIT PT IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2005Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Rugs or carpets
PT WAS POKED IN EYE BY PLANT WHILE VACUUMING CARPET. DX: SCLERAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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