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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 108
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Contact lenses, Christmas decorations |
| PT SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT WENT INTO HIS EYE WHILE HE WAS WEARING CONTACT LENSES* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Contact lenses, Other ball sports |
| EYE IRRITATION-WEARING CONTACTS-HIT IN EYE W/A HARD PLASTIC BALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Contact lenses, Basketball |
| PT WAS POKED IN R EYE WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL 4 DAYS PRIOR. KNOCKED OU T CONTACT LENS. PT PUT LENS BACK IN EYE. NOW HAS EYE IRRIT. DX CORN ULC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Contact lenses, Beds or bedframes |
| WORE CONTACT LENS TO BED, EYE HURTING DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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