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Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - Year 2003 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 119
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Date: 12/16/2003Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
69 Y/O B/M GOT SOMETHING INTO EYE AND RECEIVED CORNEAL ABRASION TO EYE WHEN BLOWING HEATER OUT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2003Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
DUST FROM HEATER BLEW IN EYE CAUSING PAIN DX:CORNEA ABRASION, FOREIGN BODY TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2003Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT WAS LIGHTING A SPACE HEATER, FLASHED WITH BURN. DX-ACUTE CORNEAL ABRASION WITH THERMAL INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2003Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
CORNEAL ABRASION - 39 YOM WAS CHANGING FILTER TO HOME HEATING SYSTEM AN D FEELS LIKE SAND GOT INTO LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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