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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 137
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/10/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 23 Y.O. W MALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB @ HOME & IT BROKE. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB SHATTERED & GLASS WENT INTO PT'S EYE. DX: BILAT EYE FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RIGHT EYE IRITIS. PT CHANGED A LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE AND A PIECE FLEW INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| WAS TAKING OUT A LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE THROWING GLASS IN BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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