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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 408
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 23 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 WAS TIEING TWO PIECES OF WIRE TOGETHER AND SCRATCHED SELF IN THE RIG HT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2007 | Age: 24 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: Wire |
| PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION FROM PIECE OF WIRE, UNSURE IF WORK RELATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| ABRASION CORNEA - 24 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH REPORT OF RIGHT EYE INJURY W HEN HE SCRATCHED EYE SURFACE WITH A PIECE OF WIRE THIS MORNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS POKED IN EYE W/SMALL WIRE. DX: R CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2007 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| ABRASION EYE - 24 YO MALE REPORTS BURNING SENSATION IN RIGHT EYE SINCE BEING "SNAPPED" IN EYE BY PIECE OF WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| CUTTING WIRE AND PIECE FLEW UP AND HIT R EYE DX; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| POKED IN EYE WITH WIRE DX: R EYE PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2007 | Age: 24 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: Wire |
| POKED IN EYE WITH COPPER WIRE/ CORNEAL TRAUMA,ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PUNCTURE WITH STEEL WIRE TO EYE WHILE HELPING FRIEND STRIP METAL DX GLOBE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/09/2007 | 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: Wire |
| PT CUTTING WIRE AT HOME AND WIRE SPRANG UP AND SCRATCHED EYE DX// RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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