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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 323
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 50YOM ADVERSE REACTION TO INHALED ODOR - DIZZINESS, EYES BURNING, CHEST TIGHTNESS AFTER USING A PORTABLE HEATER POWERED BY CIGARETTE LIGHTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 43 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: Heaters or heating systems |
| CARRING SPACE HEATER FELL STRUCK IN EYE CONTUSION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 39 YO FOREIGN BODY IN EYE BREAKING UP OLD HEATING SYSTEM GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EYE PT WAS WEARING CONTACTS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 47 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: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL INTO HEATER CONTUSION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2005 | 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: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT OPENED A HEATING VENT EARLIER & GOT A FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN HIS RT EYE FROM SOME DUST. DX - RT EYELID FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2004 | Age: 32 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: Heaters or heating systems |
| 32 YO MALE HAS METAL IN EYE FROM HEATER LEFT EYE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2003 | Age: 29 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: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT WAS LIGHTING A SPACE HEATER, FLASHED WITH BURN. DX-ACUTE CORNEAL ABRASION WITH THERMAL INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 39 YOM WAS CHANGING FILTER TO HOME HEATING SYSTEM AN D FEELS LIKE SAND GOT INTO LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| IRRITATION BILATERAL EYES DUE TO SMOKE. 44 ML HAD HEATER CATCH ON FIRE AND THE SMOKE IRRITATED EYES.# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/1998 | Age: 44 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: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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