Accidents - Laser pointers - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 491
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1999:	163
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	71
Year 2006:	77
Year 2007:	80
Year 2008:	6
Year 2009:	21
Year 2010:	5

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	295	Face:	92
Toe:	71	Knee:	16
Lower Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/01/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laser pointers
11YOM- PT WAS IN SCHOOL WHEN ANOTHER STUDENT SHINED A RED LASER LIGHT IN RIGHT EYE NOW C/O PAIN TO EYE. DX SUPERFICIAL EYE TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Laser pointers
PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DO A MAGIC TRICK, SHOVED A LASER POINTER UP HIS RIGHT NOSTRIL. DX NASAL F.B.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Laser pointers
BITTEN TO THE LEG TWICE BY A STRAY CAT AFTER TAUNTING IT WITH LASER >>PW/CAT BITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laser pointers
PT HAD A CLASSMATE POINT A LASER POINTER IN THE R EYE. NOW HAS BLURRING VISION IN DOT SHAPE APPEARING IN THAT VISUAL FIELD. DX R EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laser pointers
11 YOF LASER POINTER BULBAR CONJUNCTIVAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 06/23/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Laser pointers
EYES HURTING AND PAIN. LASER POINT LIGHT TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laser pointers
LASER EXPOSURE - 13 YOM WAS HIT IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH A LASER POINTER THIS AFTERNOON, DENIES ANY PAIN OR BLURRY VISION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laser pointers
HAD LASER PEN LIGHT SHINE INTO HIS EYES AT SCHOOL DX: EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2001	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laser pointers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laser pointers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/1999	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laser pointers
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/03/1999	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Laser pointers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/1999	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laser pointers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/1999	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laser pointers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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