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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 198
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 30 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: Drinking straws |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE WITH A DRINKING STRAW, CORNEAL ABRASION OF LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 31 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PATIENT C/O LT EYE PAIN SUSTAINED FROM AN INJURY WITH A STRAW. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT WAS POKED IN THE EYE WITH A DRINKING STRAW, DX: ABRASION TO UPPER EY E LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 26 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: Drinking straws |
| PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH STRAW DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 27 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: Drinking straws |
| SCRATCHED EYE WITH TIP OF STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT ACCIDENTLY POKED SELF IN EYE WITH A STRAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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