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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 210
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/26/2002 | 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: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Matches |
| 38YOM-CHEMICAL BURN LEFT EYE-STRUCK A MATCH "A PIECE OF IT WENT INOT EY E" -PHOTOPHOBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| PATIENT'S MOM STRIKING A MATCH AND A PIECE FLEW INTO PATIENT'S EYE AT H OME; SCLERAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| LIT A MATCH-SULFER TIP FLEW INTO EYE CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| CORNEAL BURN - A HOT SPARK FROM A MATCH WENT INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 25 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: Matches |
| LIGHTING A MATCH, SOMETHING FLEW IN EYELEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| STRUCK MATCH, SPARK FLEW IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| CORNEAL BURN- SUSTAINED WHEN SHE STRUCK A MATCH AND THE LIT MATCH TIP W ENT INTO HER EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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