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Accidents - Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 342
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:155Head:76
All Of Body:68Finger:21
Mouth:15Eyeball:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/20/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
LACERATION FINGER - 10 YOM WAS CLEANING BEDROOM AND LACERATED RIGHT IND EX FINGER FROM BROKEN GLASS FROM TELESCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2002Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses, Photographic equipment
STUDENT BECAME NAUSEOUS AFTER LOOKING THROUGH MICROSCOPE AT SLIDES WHILE STUDYING. D: NAUSEA/DEHYDRATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
PT WAS HIT WITH BINOCULARS TO HIS FACE. D: LACERATION RIGHT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
PT WAS PLAYING WITH BINOCULARS AND WALKED INTO AN UNK OBJECT,BINOCULARS HIT EYE,CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
DX SCALP LACERATION: BINOCULARS FELL AND STRUCK PT'S HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2002Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
PULLED TELESCOPE OVER AND HIT SELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WITH BINOCULARSDX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
CUT FINGER ON TELESCOPE AT ZOO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2002Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
TRIPPED OVER TRIPOD OF TELESCOPE LAC LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN FACE W BINOCULARS SUSTAINING LAC TO L EYEBROW DX L EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK IN THE FACE WITH BINOCULARS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2002Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
PT LYING UNDER A TELESCOPE FIXING THE LENS WHEN IT FELL STRIKING H IM IN THE FOREHEAD CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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