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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 219
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives, Rope or string |
| PT CUTTING PIECE OF STRING WITH KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED & STRUCK L EYE. DX: SMALL LACERATION TO INNER SCHLERA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Knives, Cardboard products |
| PT WHILE CUTTING CARDBOARDS WHIT KNIFE, SLIPPED AND PUNCTURE HIS LEFT E YE SUSTAINED "RUPTURED GLOBE" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/01/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Knives |
| 10YOM IN ED WITH EYE PAIN/TEARING/REDNESS X1 WK. PT PLAYED W/ METAL SWO RD PRIOR; FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IN EYE - DX SWORD RUST EMBEDDED IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2004 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO EYEBALL WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Knives |
| WHITTLING WOOD W KNIFE GOT PIECE OF SHAVING IN L EYE WHILE CARVING DX FB OS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Knives, Other toys |
| POKED SELF IN EYE WITH KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN TOY AT HOME. DX; COR NEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Knives, Tableware and accessories |
| PT DX TRAUMA TO RT EYE - S/P WSHING DISHES WHEN HE GOT SOAP IN HIS EYE, HE THEN RUBBED HIS EYE W/A KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knives |
| PT WAS TRYING TO OPEN A PACKAGE OF COOKIES WITH A KNIFE WHEN SHE STABBE D HERSELF IN THE RIGHT EYE LACERATION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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