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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 275
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| F.B. R EYEBALL, PT STS REMOVING A TOWEL FROM THE SHELF & SOMETHING GOT INTO HER EYEBALL, C/O PAIN, BLURRED VISION, BURNING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| HIT IN THE EYE BY A TOWEL HEMORRHAGE SUBCONJUCTIVAL LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| IRRITATION TO EYE STARTED AFTER TOWELING OFF AFTER SHOWER AT HOME. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2004 | Age: 34 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 |
| CORNEAL AB-UNKNOWN SOURCE OF INJURY-NOTICED PAIN WHILE TOWELING OFF AFTER SHOWER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT ON THE BEACH WHEN SOMEONE WAS SHAKING SAND OUT OF A TOWEL SOME WENT INTO RIGHT EYE FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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