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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 28
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 6 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO EYE. PT'S MOM WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER @ H OME & SOME DEBRIS GOT IN PT'S EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FRACTURED HAND WHEN FELL WITH LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LEAF BLOWER BLEW DEBRIS IN EYE;CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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