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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 28
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Lighters |
| BULLET TO R EYE - ORBIT BLEEDING TRANSFERRED TO ***, CHILD FOUND A BULLET AND LIT IT ON FIRE WITH A LIGHTER WHEN IT BLEW UP IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Lighters |
| REPORTEDLY A LIGHTER EXPLODED INTO HER FACE, IMMEDIATE VISION CHANGES >>CONJ LAC/TRUMATIC IRITIS/VITROUS HEAMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2009 | Age: 2 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: Lighters |
| PT PLAYING W/BUTANE LIGHTER, MOM TRIED TO RETRIEVE IT & SPLASHED PT IN FACE/EYE, NOW W/BURNING, REDNESS & EYELID SWELLING; EYE IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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