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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 175
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 93 YOM-STATES GRANDDAUGHTER ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK EYE W/CANE LAST NIGHT @ HOME DX SCLERAL ABRASION EYE,FB REMOVED * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 82 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: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 82YOF, TRIPPED ON THE SIDEWALK WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER&FELL HITTIN G FACE/HEAD AGAINST CAR DOOR>>RUPTURED GLOBE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/20/2010 | Age: 34 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: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| A 34 YOF WAS SITTING ON WALKER BEING PUSHED BY BOYFRIEND,WALKER HIT BUM P,B-F FELL,ACCID. HIT PTS EYE, DX EYE INJURY,PT BLIND IN ONE EYE,TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/27/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 86 YOF REACHED DOWN AND HIT EYE ON WALKER.DX: R SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORR HAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2010 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 93YOWM PT STUMBLED W/WALKER, HIT R EYE ON CORNER OF COMPUTER DESK. DX. R EYE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 52YOM STRUCK SELF IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH HIS CANE A FEW DAYS AGO NOW UN ABLE TO SEE OUT OF IT EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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