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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 869
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Eyeglasses |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED WITH PEPPER SPRAY IN FACE PT WAS WEARING GLASSES DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| SPRAYED IN FACE WITH PEPPER SPRAY WHILE PLAYING WITH MOMS KEYS. DX EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS-SPRAYED IN FACE W/ *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | 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: Personal protection devices |
| SPRAYED WITH PEPPER SPRAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 13 YO FEMALE WAS SPRAYED WITH *** BY POLICE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 28 YO MALE WAS SPRAYED WITH PEPPER SPRAY TO FACE AND CHEST CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 18 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: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PASS IN A MV, PEPPER SPRAYED INTO EYE, >> EYE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS PEPPER SPRAYED AT JAIL 2 DAYS AGO. DETAILS UNKNOWN. DX: L CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT AT FRIENDS HOUSE AND FRIEND ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED *** IN PTS EYES. DX CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 40 YO MALE WAS SPRAYED WITH PEPPER SPRAY CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS CLEANING OUTDOOR GEAR CABINET AND SOME PEPPER SPRAY WENT OFF SPR AYING IN PT'S EYES. DX: CHEMICAL IRRITANT TO EYES |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/11/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT SUST INJURY TO EYE FROM ***. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| EYE CHEMICAL INSULT-ACCIDENTLY SPRAYED W/ PEPPER SPRAY-IN THE STREET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 38 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| EYE BURNING S/P ACC SPRAYED INTO EYE C PEPPER SPRAY >> CHEMICAL CONJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT DX FOREIGN BODY TO EYES RESOLVED - S/P PT WAS *** TO EYES THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Clothing accessories |
| TOOK PEPPER SPRAY OUT OF MOM'S HANDBAG&SPRAYED SELF INTO EYE >> CAPSACIN EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| BILATERAL CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.PT WAS PEPPER SPRAYED BY POLICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| C/O BEING SPRAYED IN EYES WITH ***, UNCLEAR IF ACCIDENT OR ASSAULT DX;B URNS TO EYES NO FIREARM INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 23 YO MALE WAS SPRAYED WITH *** IN EYES BY COPS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 14 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT SPRAYED WITH ***/PEPPER SPRAY - CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS TO LT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS PEPPER SPRAYED ON 7/2 DETAILS UNKNOWN. DX: EYE IRRITATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| SPRAYED WITH MASE. DX FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 26 YO FEMALE WAS ***D IN FACE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 52 YO MALE WAS SPRAYED WITH PEPPER SPRAY IN EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PATIENT WAS ***D AT A CLUB, ED WASHING EYES AT SINK, PT SCREAMING FOULA BUSIVE LANGUAGE IN ED; LEFT WITHOUT BEING TREATED |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SPRAYED SELF IN THE FACE WITH PEPPER SPRAY SUSTAINED A CH EMICAL CONJUCNTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| *** SPRAYED IN EYES. DX CHEMICAL IRRITANT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS SPRAYED W/PEPPER SPRAY BY ANOTHER MAN WHO WAS UPSET AT BUS STATION. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, L EYE CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.PT WAS HOLDING A CAN OF PEPPER SPRAY AND IT WEN T IN TOM PTS FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 37 YO MALE WAS ***D BY POLICE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 44 YO MALE HAD PEPPER SPRAY SPRAYED IN EYES CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 19 YO MALE WAS ***D BY POLICE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2007 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT IN HOUSE WHERE *** WAS SPRAYED - DX EYE EMERGENCY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 31 YO MALE HAD ACPD *** IN EYES CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 33 YO MALE WAS ***D IN EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| DX: SPRAY TO EYES W/ MOM'S PEPPER SPRAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 38 YO MALE WAS ***D BY THE POLICE LEFT CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE LEFT CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| CHEMICAL INSULT TO EYE-GOT PEPPER SPRAY IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT PRESENTED BY EMS DUE TO HAVING PEPPER SPRAY EXPOSURE TO FACE AND IN EYES. BURNING AND REDNESS TO LEFT EYE.LITTLE INFORMATION GIVEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT. PLAYING WITH PEPPER SPRAY, GOT IT ON FINGERS AND RUBBED EYES. DX E YE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2007 | Age: 14 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: Personal protection devices |
| GOT *** IN EYES |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/09/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT DX LT EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - "I GOT SPRAYED WITH ***" AT HOME . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT SUSTAINED CHEMICAL EYE BURN AFTER BEING ***D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT SUSTAINED CHEMICAL EYE BURN AFTER GETTING ACCIDENTALLY ***D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2007 | Age: 54 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: Personal protection devices |
| VISITING SON IN LOW IN THE HOSP, NOW C EYE BURNING, STS; SON IN LOW WAS SPRAYED C *** " CHEMICAL CONJ" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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