Accidents - Drinking straws - 6-15 years old - Year 2007 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 92
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/25/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
TWIRLING PLASTIC STRAW, STRUCK EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2007	Age: 8 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: Drinking straws
POKED IN EYE WITH A STRAW. DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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