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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 743
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2007 | Age: 17 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: Contact lenses, Eye protection devices |
| CORNEAL AB-WEARING CONTACTS W/ SAFETY GOGGLES WHILE SAWING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Contact lenses, General purpose household cleaners |
| PT PLACED CONTACT LENSES IN WRONG CLEANER, DEVELOPED CONJUNCTIVITIS TO EYES - UNKNOWN CLEANER USED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 22 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: Other |
| Product: Contact lenses, Balloons |
| EYE IRRITATION;LEFT BEFORE EXAM/22YOF PUT CONTACTS IN LAST NIGHT.WENT TO ***, TOUCHED LATEX BALLOONS.RUBBED EYES.EYES BURNING/ITCHING. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Contact lenses, Golf |
| L CORNEAL ABRASION; GOLFING YESTERDAY,L EYE STARTED BOTHERING, WHEN GOT HOME FOUND THAT LEFT CONTACT WAS SPLIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Contact lenses, Swimming pools |
| PT WAS IN A POOL TODAY WEARING CONTACT LENSES & THINKS LENSES MAYBE STI LL IN EYE, BUT CANNOT FIND THEM. DX: EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Contact lenses, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| DROPPED CONTACT INTO CIGARETTEE ASH, PUT BACK IN EYE AFTER CLEANSING IT , CAN'T GET CONTACT OUT/ RT IRRITATION 2ND TO CONTACT LENS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Contact lenses, Lawn mowers |
| CONTACT LENS INJURY-WHILE MOWING LAWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 37 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: Contact lenses, Bathtubs or showers |
| 37 YO M CORNEAL ABRASION STRANGE FELLING IN EYE AFTER GETTING OUT OF SHOWER PT WEARS SOFT CONTACTS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 37 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: Contact lenses, Power lawn mowers |
| 37 YO M CONJUNCTIVITS L EYE WEARS CONTACTS ALSO MOWING LAWN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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: Contact lenses, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 24 YO F CORNEAL ABRASION PT WEARS CONTACTS VISION BECAME BLURRY WHILE PT WAS WASING CABINETS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2007 | Age: 20 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Contact lenses, Basketball |
| PT ELBOWED IN EYE WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL. WAS WEARING CONTACT LENSES. LENS STUCK IN EYE. D: FOREIGN BODY, EYE, ORBIT CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2007 | Age: 12 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: Contact lenses, Rope or string |
| PT, WHO WEARS CONTACT LENSES, WAS RUNNING AND RAN INTO ROPE. CAN'T FIND CONTACT LENS IN EYE. EYE PAIN. D:CORNEAL ABRASION, EYELID ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 52 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: Contact lenses, Outerwear |
| R EYE INJ/52YOF STS R EYE HAD CONTACT LENS SHATTER AFTER TOGEL ON COAT STRUCK EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Contact lenses, Basketball |
| PATIENT HAVING EYE PAIN, REDNESS, BURNING, WEARS SOFT CONTACTS, NEW PAI R 3 DAYS AGO, PLAYS BASKETBALL RUBBING DIRT/SWEAT IN EYES; CONJUNCTIVIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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