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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 285
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2003 | 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: Wire |
| CUTTING 9 GAUGE WIRE AT HOME AT 1745, END OF WIRE HIT PATIENT IN RIGHT EYE. DX CONTUSION OF RIGHT EYE GLOBE, LACERATION RIGHT EYELID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 24 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: Wire |
| PT, WHO HAD JUST CUT WIRE, POKED IN EYE WITH THIN METAL WIRE. D: CONJUN CTIVAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 19 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: Wire |
| PT WAS CUTTING CABLE WIRE 4 DAYS AGO AND NOW FEELS LIKE FOREIGN OBJECT IS IN EYE. D: FOREIGN BODY SENSATION, EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire, Tools |
| PERFORATED CORNEA WITH WIRE - WIRE FROM GRINDING WHEEL FLEW INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
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