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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 368
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STEPS 2 WEEKS AGO AND HAS NOTICED VISION CHANGES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| LT CORNEAL ABRASION/LACERATION: GOING DOWN STEPS, GIRLFRIEND SWINGING HER ARMS, STRUCK HIM IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PTS SISTER CARRYING PT DOWN STEPS WHEN SHE FELL. BRACED PTS FALL BUT HE SCRAPED FACE ON CEMENT STEP. HAS REDNESS R EYE. DX R CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 16 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: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN STAIRS AND HIT HIS LT EYE - DX LT EYE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | 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: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS AND BROKE A VESSEL IN EYE. DX SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHA GE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Doors |
| FELL ONTO WOODEN STAIRCASE, HITTING LT EYE ON CORNER OF DOOR, ? LOC. DX: SUNCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS AT SCHOOL. DX SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL AT HOME ON STAIRS DX: L EYE AREA ABRASION/ L LEG ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Ceilings and walls |
| ON THURSDAY, FELL DOWN STAIRS, ?MECH, HITTING EYE AGAINST A WALL EDGE, TODAY NOTICED SWELLING&REDNESS TO CONGUNCTIVA>>ECCHYMOSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS SWEEEPING A SET OF STAIRS W/ A BROOM THAT HAD A BROKEN HANDLE. H ANDLE ACCIDENTALLY HIT HER IN THE R EYE 2 DAYS AGO. DX R CORNEAL ABRAS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 13 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 |
| STATES WHILE WALKING DOWN WOODEN STEPS AT HER HOUSE, SHE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HER EYE AREA. CONTUSION TO LEFT EYE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 3 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT TRIPPED WHILE WALKING UP STAIRS AND COAT HANGER HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 73 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED ON STAIRS - FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CEMENT FLOOR CORNEAL ABRASION WITH CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FOUND AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS WITH FACIAL LACS AND SUB CONJUNCTIVAL H EMORR HAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 4 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 |
| FELL ON STAIRS/CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | 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: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Footwear |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS BECAUSE OF SHOES NOW HAS BLOOT CLOT IN EYE AND BRUISE TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE-FELL ON A STEP-HIT HER EYE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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