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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 167
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - FELL IN STAIRWAY AGAINST RAILING INJURING RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| CORNEAL ABRASION (R) EYEBALL, PT WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS, STRUCK RAILING & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN, DENIES LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| PT DX LT EYE HEMATOMA - PT STATES THAT SHE SHE MISSED BANISTER AND FELL DOWNSTAIRS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| WAS SHAVING A METAL RAILING, METAL SLIVER TO EYE, PT REMOVED IT DX: RUST RING LEFT CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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