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Accidents - Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 474
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Neck:140Face:116
Upper Leg:76Hand:71
All Of Body:16Upper Arm:15
Mouth:15Finger:15
Lower Arm:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/08/2010Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses, Beds or bedframes
14YOM GETTING OUT OF HIS BED, STRUCK FOREHEAD ON TELESCOPE. HAS BRUISE TO FOREHEAD. DX FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/08/2010Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
11 YO FEMALE CUT FACE ON A BROKEN PLASTIC TELESCOPE. DX FACE LACERATIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2010Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
73YOF DROPPED A MAGNIFYING GLASS ON LEFT LEG CONTUSION UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2010Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
12YOM, GOT CHOCKED TO LT HAND, +FINGER NUMBNESS,WHILE UNPLUGGING A MIRC ORSCOPE>>ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
5 YOM-SIBLING THREW A PR OF BINOCULARS & STRUCK CHILD ABOVE L EYE @ HOM E DX EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2010Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
41YO WHITE MALE AT HOME CUT RIGHT PINKY FINGER ON A MAGNIFYING GLASS DX MINOR FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2010Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
32 YOM DX CLOSED FX OF SURGICAL NECK HUMERUS - C/O BINOCULAR HE WAS USING FELL AND HIT HIS ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
2YOM, PULLED TELESCOPE ONTO HIMSELF HITTING FOREHEAD >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
54 YO M WAS WATCHING THROUGH A TELESCOPE LAST NIGHT WHEN TRUCK BACKED I NTO PT. HIT BY TAILGATE. DX:CERVICAL/THORACIC STRAIN, CONTUSION, HTN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2010Age: 8 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
8 YOM ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK IN THE FACE WITH BINOCULARS THROWN BY BROTHER SUSTAINING CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2010Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
4YOM, RUNNING IN THE SCHOOL WITH ?BINOCULAIS&FELL FORWARD >>LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2010Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
7YOF PT TRYING TO USE FRIENDS TELESCOPE WHILE WALKING ON SIDEWALK, TRIP PED AND FELL ONTO L ARM. PAIN, SWELLING IN FOREARM. DX L FOREARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2010Age: 17 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
17MO OF HIT FACE ABOVE L EYEBROW AGAINST TELESCOPE, NO LOC DX: LAC OT T HE FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2010Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
16 YOM-WHILE @ SCHOOL THIS AM UNPLUGGED A MICROSOPE & WAS "ELECTRICATED "-TWITCHING L HAND DX REPORTED SHOCK FROM MIROSCOPE *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2010Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
24YOF CERVICAL STRAIN BENT OVER TO PICK BINOCULARS FELT POP IN NECK HIS TORY OF BACK PROBLEMS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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