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Accidents - Gas or LP heaters - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 177
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:74
Year 1999:17
Year 2005:15
Year 2007:69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 05/08/2007Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas or LP heaters
IN FEB. PT STARTED HEATER & BALL OF FIRE HIT EYE. HAS SEEN OPTHOMOLOGIS T 2X BUT MISSED LAST APPT. EYE SWOLLEN, THROBBING. ?FDA. D:CORN. ABRAS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2005Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Gas or LP heaters, Lubricants
PATIENT GOT A PROPANE GAS SPRAY & WD-40 INTO HIS EYES TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF A LEAK, HAS BURNING & REDNESS. DX - EYE & CORNEAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/24/1999Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Gas or LP heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/1997Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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