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Accidents - Flatware - Year 2003 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 730
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Date: 12/23/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
CORNEAL ABRASION - 6 YOM WAS POKED IN THE EYE WITH A FORK AT SCHOOL, LE FT EYE VERY PAINFUL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
POSSIBLE EYE TRAUMA - SCRATCHED EYE WITH A PLASTIC FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2003Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
CHILD SCRATCHED EYE WITH "SPORK" FROM *** .D: CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/22/2003Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
PT POKED HERSELF IN THE RT EYE LAST NIGHT WITH A PLASTIC FORK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PUNCTURE (R) EYEBALL, MOTHER STS SOMEONE THREW A FORK AT THE SCHOOL, C/O REDNESS, EYELIDS NORMAL, EOM INTACT, PUPILS NML, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
C/O LEFT EYE INJURY LAST NIGHT- SISTER POKED HER IN EYE WITH FORK, C/OREDNESS, SCRATCH IN EYE. DX. CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
RT CORNEAL AB-ACCIDENTLY HIT EYE W/A FORK-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2003Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
PT SEEN FOR CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER HITTING HER EYE W/ A FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Flatware
8 YOM HIT BY SIBLING WITH PLASTIC SPOON SUBCONTUCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
PT EATING WITH A PLASTIC FORK AT HOEM WHEN A PIECE OF IOT BROKE OFF STR IKING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
CONTUSED EYEBALL WHEN FORK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
BROTHER THREW FORK AT PT AND HIT HER IN EYE. UNSTATED INTENT. D:CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Flatware
58 Y.O. B FEMALE W/HEMORRHAGE TO EYE. PT ACCIDENTLY STUCK A FORK IN EYE @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
FATHER STATES PT STUCK FORK IN L EYE 20 MINS PTA. DX. CORNEAL ABRA/PUP IL INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2003Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Flatware
PT C/O TRAUMA TO LT EYE YESTERDAY S/P HIT W/A SPOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
3YROLD HIT IN EYE WITH FORK, PT AND 2YROLD COUSIN WERE FIGHTING OVER FOOD, PT FOUND WITH SCRATCH ON EYE. DX. CORNEAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Flatware
3 Y/O M C/O LFT EYE INJURY. PT HIT SELF IN EYE WITH FORK. DX CONJUNCTIV ITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2003Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Flatware
PT. ACC. SCRATCHED EYE WITH A FORK. DX. RT. EYE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Flatware
POKED HERSELF IN RT EYE W/ FORK. ACUTE SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2003Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
PT "I WAS CLEANING A FORK IT HITS ME IN MY EYE" - DX CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2003Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flatware
PT WAS POKED IN HER RT EYE WITH A FORK DX: CORNEAL AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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