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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 256
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS POKED IN THE EYE WITH A HANGER. DX EYE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT POKED SELF IN THE EYE WITH CLOTHES HANGER - CAN'T SEE. D: RIGHT EY E CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Ceilings and walls |
| THREW COAT HANGER & IT BOUNCED OFF WALL & HIT HIM IN RT EYE. ACUTE RT C ORNEAL AB & ACUTE RT IRREGULAR PUPIL 2ND TO TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS SCRATCHED IN EYE W/HANGER. DX: LEYE CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY POKED IN THE EYE WITH CARDBOARD EDGE OF A HANGER,CORN EAL ABRASION RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SUSTAINED EYE INJURY FROM A CLOTHES HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONTUSED EYEBALL WITH COAT HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| STRUCK WITH CLOTHES HANGER-R EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT HIT IN EYE WITH A HANGER AT HOME LAST NIGHT; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HE MORRHAGE, CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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