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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 759
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| C/O RASH&EYE PAIN FOR 4D WITH SWELLING&ITCHING, NOT SURE IF TOWELS @ T HE HOTEL ARE CAUSING IT>>CONJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| TAKING A SHOWER, THREW A TOWEL ON THE ROD&UNKNOWN SOMETHING FLEW INTO E YE WHICH NOW CONGESTED&IRRITATED>> CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN EYE W TOWEL CAUSING INJ DX: CORNEA ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PATIENT RUBBED HIS EYE WITH A TOWEL TO GET LASHES OUT OF EYES AT HOME. EYES BEGAN BURNING TYPE PAIN. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 19 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| P/W EYE PAIN&REDNESS S/P SLEEPING C HOT TOWEL ON EYE " CONJ" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PIECE OF FUZZ WENT INTO EYE DRYING FACE WITH TOWEL/FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2005 | Age: 21 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: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT STRUCK ON EYE WITH TOWEL. NOW WITH EYE PAIN. WAS WEARING CONTACT LEN SES. D:TRAUMATIC IRITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT. WASHED MASCARA OFF OF EYES WITH WASHCLOTH AND NOW HAS WATERING AND DRAINAGE OF EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2004 | 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: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS ACCIENTALLY POKED IN EYE WITH CORNER OF A TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| RT RETINAL DETACHMENT-C/O RT EYE PAIN AFTER BEING HIT IN THE EYE WITH A TOWEL. C/O PROGRESSIVE BLURRING VISION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 16 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 16 YO F HIT IN R EYE WITH TOWEL. DX CORNEAL ABRASIONS TO R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| LEFT CORN ABR. PT AND HER FRIEND WERE SNAPPING TOWELS AT EACH OTHER AND PT WAS HIT IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH DRY TOWEL DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2001 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2000 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2000 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2000 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/1999 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bleaches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/1997 | Age: 22 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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