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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 281
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Screwdrivers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT C/O METAL IN HIS L EYE. PT WAS SCREWING SOMTHING TOGATHER & A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS L EYE. FB L EYE, REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Screwdrivers |
| PT WAS USING SCREW DRIVER AND SOMETHING FLEW IN HIS R EYE 3 HRS AGO. D X. CORNEAL ABRA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Screwdrivers |
| PT WAS ACCID POKED IN EYE W/SCREWDRIVER. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABR, CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Screwdrivers |
| PT DX CORNEAL INJURY OF LT EYE - S/P DIRECT TRAUMA,STRUCK TO EYE WITH SCREWDRIVER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | 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: Screwdrivers |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STUCK SCREWDRIVER IN RIGHT EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION TO RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 50 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: Other |
| Product: Screwdrivers |
| PT STUCK SELF IN R EYE WITH SCREW DRIVER DX OCULAR TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Screwdrivers |
| C/O TRAUMATIC EYE PAIN, HIT HIS EYE WITH A SCREWDRIVER ACCIDENTALLY WHILE WORKING ON SOMETHING AT HOME. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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