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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 425
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT RACING SISTER DOWN STAIRS AT HOME, SISTER'S NAIL POKED HIS EYE SCRATCHING CORNEA; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 86 YO FEMALE FELL ON STEPS AT HOME PERIOCULAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Rugs or carpets |
| CORNEAL AB-FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT FELL 8-10 STEPS, C/O RIGHT EYE PAIN AT HOME. DX-CONTUSION EYE, LACERATION UPPER EYELID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT RUNNING DOWN STAIRS AND HAD SUDDEN BLURRY VISION WITH SEVERE EY E PAIN; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| SITTING ON STEPS WITH FRIENDS - THROWING "THINGS" AND HIT IN THE EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2007 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Other toys |
| 2 YO MALE FELL DOWN 20 STEPS WHILE CARRYING TOYS CONTUSION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 22 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: Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS WALKING UP STAIRS, TRIPPED AND HIT SELF IN THE EYE DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| RT EYE CONTUSION-SLIPPED AND FELL UP THE STAIRS AND STRUCK EYE ON STEP. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL ON STEPS HITTING FACE C/O EYE PAIN LEFT BEFORE EVALUATION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/25/2007 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED DOWN STAIRS. DX LACERATION EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| ~PT FELL DOWN STAIRS AT TRAIN STATION AND HAS BLURRED VISION, LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 76 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: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS @ THE CHURCH HITTING FACE " SUBCONJ HEAMORRHAGE'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL UP INSIDE STAIRS & TRIPPED HITTING EYE WHEN TRIED TO CATCH SELF W/ HAND, KNUCKLE WENT INTO EYE, VOMITED 3XS, HEAD/EYE PAIN, MICRO HYPHEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN STAIRS DX: EYE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 74YRS FEMALE, CORNEAL ABRASION R EYEBALL, PT TRIPPED & STRUCK ON CEMENT STEP AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| SLIPPED&FELL GOING UPSTAIRS, FELL FORWARDS HITTING FACE " SUBCONJ HEAMORRHAGE"+" FACIAL CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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