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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,481
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2010 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36 Y/O F SPARK FROM MATCH TO EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| 27YOM GOT EYE HIT WITH TOP OF MATCH DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| 28 Y/O/M LIT A MATCH PIECE OF SULFER WENT IN EYE DX: R EYE FB RESOLVED / CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Matches |
| PT LIT A MATCH IN HIGH WIND WHEN PIECE BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO EYE. DX: PENETRATING INJURY R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2007 | Age: 41 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 |
| PT LIT A MATCH, SPARK FLEW INTO PT'S L EYE CAUSING BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT LIGHTING MATCH AND SPARK FLEW UP AND LANDED N R LOWER LID AND IN EYE . DX. R CORNEAL ULCER, CORNEAL INJ FROM EMBER OF MATCH (BURN). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2007 | 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| 27 YO MALE HAD MATCHHEAD FLY INTO EYE WHILE LIGHTING CIGARETTE FIRST DEGREE BURN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/HOT MATCH. DX: CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 38 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: Matches |
| PT STRUCK A MATCH AND THE FIRE WENT INTO HER EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PATIENT LIT A MATCH & FELT IT BURN HIS EYE, FEEL LIKE THERE IS SOME- THING IN HIS EYE. DX - FLASH BURN TO CORNEA, CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| SPARK FROM LIT MATCH FLEW INTO PT'S EYE. DX: CORNEAL BURN R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30 YO FEMALE LIT A MATCH AND A PIECE WENT INTO EYE CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Matches |
| PT WAS LIGHTED A MATCH LAST PM&FELT SOMETHING STRUCK THE EYE. " CONJ" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| WAS LIGHTING A MATCH AND THE MATCH HEAD WENT INTO EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED / L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| CORNEAL ABRASION, PT LIGTHING A MATCH, PARTICLE FELL INTO HER EYEBALL, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, IRRITATION, PHOTOPHOBIA, FB EMBEDDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2004 | Age: 27 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, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| LIGHTING MATCH AND BURNING PARTICULATE LANDED IN EYE DX CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Matches |
| LIGHTED MATCH TIP BROKE AND HIT CORNER OFEYE AT HOME. DX; CHEMICAL CON JUNCTIVITIS EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| STRIKING MATCH, PIECE WENT INTO R EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| THE END OF A LIT MATCH FLEW INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 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: 12/05/2001 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2001 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2001 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2001 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2001 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2001 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2000 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2000 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2000 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2000 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2000 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2000 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2000 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2000 | Age: 45 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2000 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2000 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2000 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/1999 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/1999 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/1999 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/1999 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/1999 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/1999 | Age: 28 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/1999 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/1999 | Age: 36 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: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/1999 | Age: 37 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: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/1998 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/1998 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/1998 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/1998 | Age: 29 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: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/1998 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/1998 | Age: 26 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: Matches, Other ranges |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/1997 | Age: 41 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, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/1997 | Age: 42 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: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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