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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 164
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Laser pointers |
| LASER PEN LASER WAS SHINNED IN HIS EYES. DX SCLERAL IRRITATION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Laser pointers |
| "SHOT" IN L EYE WITH POCKET LASER, C/O HEADACHE DX LEFT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/06/2006 | 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: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Laser pointers |
| DX: L EYE HEMORRHAGE FROM ANOTHER CHILD POINTING LASER POINTER IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Laser pointers |
| PT STATES SOMEONE POINTED LASER POINTER BRIEFLY INTO L EYE, C/O HEADACH E, NO PERIPHERAL VISION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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