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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 72
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces, Fireplace equipment |
| PT. LEANED OVER FIREPLACE, HIT L EYE ON TOP OF FIREPLACE TOOL STAND. D X. CONJUNCTIVAL LAC, L EDGE CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT HADN ASHES FROM A FIREPLACE GO IN PTS EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| SHE WAS RUNNING AND RAN INTO FIREPLACE L.W.O,B DX LT EYE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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