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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 892
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Knives |
| A 20 YOM WAS HIT IN EYE WITH THE END OF A WOODEN KNIFE THAT SLIPPED FRO M FRIENDS HAND, DX TRAUMATIC HYPHEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives |
| 21YOM INJ.L.EYE AT HOME WHEN HUGGING HIS GRANDMA & SHE HAD A KNIFE IN HER HAND & ACCIDENTLY POKED PTS.EYE. DX;SUPERFICIAL L.CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 21 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: Knives |
| 21YOF CUTTING A TREE BRANCH WITH A MACHETE AND THE BRANCH SNAPPED BACK INTO LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT EYE WITH A BUTT OF A KNIFE CORNEAL ABRASION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| STANDING IN KITCHEN WITH FILET KNIFE, WIFE POKED ON WINDOW AND STARTLED HIM, HE JUMPED POKED KNIFE IN EYE. DX CORNEAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| LAC TO EYE FROM A KNIFE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Knives |
| PT SHRAPENING KNIFE,PARTICLES GOT INTO R EYE, DX R EYE CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY REMOVED WITH RUST RING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives |
| 23 YOF WAS POKED IN EYE WHILE TRYING TO TAKE KNIFE AWAY FROM DAUGHTER. CAUSING LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 21 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: Knives |
| PATIENT STUCK A KNIFE IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Knives, Tools |
| GRINDING KNIFE BLADE YEST, FEELS METAL IN EYE. DX METALLIC FB WITH RUST RING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT HAD A BUTTER KNIFE FALL ONTO FACE AND INJURE EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF IN THE EYE WITH A POCKET KNIFE. DX-LARGE CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Knives |
| PT. WAS HIT IN R EYE W/CLOSED POCKET KNIFE THAT WAS THROWN TO HIM. DX. R SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives |
| PT EATING AN ORANGE, HOLDING KNIFE IN HAND WENT TO PUT PIECE OF ORANGE IN MOUTH AND POKED SELF IN EYE WITH KNIFE, CORNEAL ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives |
| POKED IN EYE WITH KNIFE 4 DAYS AGOCORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| EYE LAC. PT WAS HANDLING A KNIFE AND IT FLIPPED UP HITTING PT IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2001 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2001 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2000 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/1999 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/1998 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/1998 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/1998 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/1997 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Knives, Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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