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Accidents - Leaf blowers - Year 2008 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 472
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Date: 11/22/2008Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
C/O EYE PAIN/IRRITATION, REPORTS DUE TO "EXHUAST FROM LEAFBLOWER" >>CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2008Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers
PT WAS USING LEAF BLOWER AT HOME & DIRT FLEW INTO EYE DX: CONJUNCTIVAL FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
C/O R EYE PAIN AND D/C X 2 DAYS, PT REPORTS USING LEAF BLOWER OUTSIDE. DX. R EYE W/RESIDUAL CORNEAL ABRA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2008Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
PT USING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME AND GOT SOME DEBRIS IN LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
PT USING A LEAF BLOWER AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE AT HOME TODAY DX// CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2008Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
PT USING LEAF BLOWER AT HOME GOT SOMETHING IN EYE DX// CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
PT USING LEAF BLOWER AT HOME AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE YESTERDAY DX// RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2008Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers
PT USING BLOWER AT HOME ON DRIVEWAY AND GOT FB IN EYE DX// FB RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers
PT.INJ.RT.EYE AT HOME WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER TO CLEAN UP YARD & SOMET HING BLEW IN EYE. DX; F.B. RT.EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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