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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 250
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| C/O RT EYE PAIN AFTER DRYING OFF WITH TOWEL, THINS SMALL PIECE IN EYE/ FB LT EYE REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| RIGHT BLEPHERAL CONJ. SOMEONE THREW A TOWEL AND STRUCK PT IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 46 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: Towels or cloths |
| SUPERFICIAL EYE INJURY-? SPIDER BITE-@ HOME-SPIDER ON HER TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2003 | Age: 28 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: Towels or cloths |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION: RUBBING EYES WITH TOWEL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Soaps |
| PT WAS CLEANING KITCHEN AT HOME WIPED LEFT EYE WITH A DISH TOWEL WHICH HAD DISH SOAP IN IT SUSTAINED A CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS TO LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 45 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: Towels or cloths |
| SHOOK OUT A TOWEL -GLASS WENT IN EYE REMOVAL GLASS PARTICLES FROM EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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