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Accidents - Power saws - 16-25 years old - Year 2002 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 327
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Date: 12/30/2002Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power saws
PATIENT STATES A SPARK FLEW IN EYE WHILE USING A SAW. DX: FOREIGN BOD Y TO LEFT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
CORNEAL ABRASION - 19 YOM STATES WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH ELECTRIC SAW WHE N A PIECE OF WOOD FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power saws
USING ELECTRIC SAW OUTDOORS & SAWDUST OR WOOD WHEN INTO R EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
FB SENSATION OD.WAS AROUND SAWDUST WHILE HUSBAND WORKING W/ ELECTRICSAW ON WOOD.DX CORNEAL ABROD/FB'S RT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2002Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power saws
PT USING A POWER SAW WHEN A SPECK OF WOOD WENT INTO LEFT EYE FOREIGN BO DY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws, House repair or construction materials
USING A POWER SAW TO CUT WOOD AT HOME, FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS IN HIS RIGHT EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASIONS RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2002Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power saws
RT EYE FB-USING A "CHOP SAW"-GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EYE-LOCALE NOT STATE D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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