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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 228
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT AWOKE WITH BURNING EYES. STAYING AT A B&B AND NOTICED SOMETHING ODD ABOUT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. D:CORNEAL ABRASION, ALLERG. CONJUNCTIV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 42 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: Air conditioners |
| TURNED ON HIS SWAMP COOLER AND SAND BLEW IN HIS EYES DX: CORNEAL ABRASI ONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| RT EYE FB-WHILE SITTING BESIDE AN AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| TURNED ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME AND DUST PARTICLES BLEW INTO L EYE DX FB OS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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