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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 556
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| 5YMC POKED HIMSELF IN EYE WITH A FORK/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| POKED HIMSELF IN THE EYE WITH A FORK. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| SISTER POKED PT IN EYE W/SPOON. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABR, SCLERAL/CONJUNCTIVAL INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| FLIPPED SPOON INTO R EYE, PAIN DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT POKED SELF IN THE EYE WITH A FORK. DX EYE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PATIENT C/O TRAUMATIC EYE PAIN, ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN EYE WITH FORK. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2006 | Age: 10 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: Flatware |
| HIT ON THE EYE C A THROWN FORK BY SISTER " CORNEAL ABRS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PLAYING W/SIS & SHE THREW FORK THAT HIT PTS EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Flatware |
| PATIENT POKED IN EYE WITH PLASTIC FORK AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO, EYE RED AND SWOLLEN; CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 65 YOF WAS REACHING TO GET A PLASTIC FORK AND SOME F ELL FROM SHELF POKING HER RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT SUST CORNEAL ABRASION FROM SPOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT AT CHURCH POKED IN EYE WTIH FORK DX EYE CORNEAL ABRASION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 4 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: Flatware, Animal induced injury |
| PLAYING C A CAT, C A FORK IN THE HAND, PULLED ARM AWAY, POKED SELF INTO EYE " CORNEAL ABRS " |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 13 MOM POKED SELF IN RIGHT EYE WITH A FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| 3 HR HIT PT IN EYE WITH A FORK. DX. CORNEAL ABRA R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2006 | Age: 6 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: Flatware |
| C/O PT MOM STATES CHILD ACCIDENTLY STUCK A FORK IN EYE DX RT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware, Foods |
| PT AND 3YOLD SIBLING WERE FIGHTING OVER PEACHES YOUNGER CHILD POKED PT'S EYE WITH A FORK. DX LEFT SMALL CORNEAL ABRASION TRAUMA DUE TO FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT WAS POKED IN EYE W/A SPOON. DX: CONJUNCTIVAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| ABRASION TO EYE WHEN A FORK FLEW UP AND STRUCK EYE AT RESTAURANT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| 58 YO FEMALE HIT EYE WITH FORK ACCIDENTALLY LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/22/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Flatware |
| HIT WITH SPOON/EYE HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT ACCIDENTLY POKED RIGHT EYE WITH A FORK PT C/O F.B. TO EYE. DX RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| POKED IN THE EYE WITH A FORK |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/15/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT STUCK FORK IN EYE; EYE ABRASSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| POKED (? SELF) IN THE EYE WITH A METAL SPOON TODAY AT HOME; RIGHT EYE C ORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2006 | Age: 45 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: Flatware |
| DX SCLERAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE: POKED SELF IN EYE WITH PLASTIC KNIFE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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