Accidents - Knives - Year 2006 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 528
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	104
6-15 years old:	119
16-25 years old:	15
26-50 years old:	218
50+ years old:	71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/18/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
PT POKED EYE WITH A KNIFE AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2006	Age: 9 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: Knives
R CORNEAL ABRAS/9YOM WAS SHAVING A PIECE OF WOOD WITH A POCKET KNIFE TH URSDAY EVENING AND THINKS A PIECE WENT INTO R EYE. STILL VERY IRRITATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
CORNEAL ABRASION - 5 YOF GOT AHOLD OF A KNIFE AND POKED SELF RIGHT EYE SUSTAINING AN ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT STUCK HIMSELF WITH A STICK KNIFE IN THE R EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
CONTUSED EYE WITH BUTTER KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
KNIFE TO EYE IN KITCHEN DX: R EYE LAC/ ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2006	Age: 23 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: Knives
23 YOF WAS POKED IN EYE WHILE TRYING TO TAKE KNIFE AWAY FROM DAUGHTER. CAUSING LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Knives, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
KNIFE FELL FROM SHELF INJURYING EYE D-CONJUNCTIVIA, SUPERFICIAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PLAYING, AUNT LEFT ROOM, PT TOOK STEAK KNIFE & TRIED TO CUT WATERMELON & STUCK TIP IN EYE, REMOVED KNIFE SELF D-GLOBE SCLERAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives, Refrigerators
SCLERAL ABRASION - 15 YOM WAS CLOSING REFRIGERATOR DOOR WITH KNIFE IN H AND AND POKED RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2006	Age: 3 months	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: Knives
IN THE KITCHEN, MOM DROPPED A KNIFE THAT FELL ON PT'S EYE " CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT SCRATCHED EYE W/KITCHEN KNIFE. DX: L CORNEAL LAC/ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2006	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
POKED EYE WITH BREAD KNIFE DX: L EYE TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2006	Age: 5 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: Knives
PT C/O PAIN TO RT EYE S/P HIT AT THE CORNER OF THE EYE W/A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2006	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
R EYE INJURY, POKED IN EYE W/KNIFE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Foods
PT @ THE CHURCH WAS CUTTING A PEICE OF CHEESE WITH A KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT SELF TO THE EYE. DX EYE LACERATION DUE TO KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2006	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: Knives, Recording tapes
ATTEMPTING TO OPENED A VIDEO TAPE C A KNIFE THAT SLIPPED & POKED SELF I NTO EYE " CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
USING POCKET KNIFE TO DIG AT FINGERNAIL, GIRLFRIEND BUMPED HAND, KNIFE WENT INTO EYE. DX: PENETRATING EYE TRAUMA, RUPTURED GLOBE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/08/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Other toys
PT @ HOME PT WAS OPENING A PACKAGE WITH A TOY INSIDE USING A KNIFE AND HIT RIGHT EYE. DX RIGHT GLOBE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials
PT DROPPED A KNIFE TO THE FLOOR AT HOME WHICH HAD BUTTER ON IT THE BUTT ER SHOT INTO THE AIR STRIGING EYE CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2006	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: Knives, Other toys
PT WAS USING A KNIFE TO TRY TO BREAK HIS *** AND POKED SELF IN EYE. D: LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Knives, Cosmetics
44 YOF HEMORRHAGE EYE WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE WHILE SHARPENING EYE LINER PENCIL WITH A KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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