Accidents - Towels or cloths - 6-15 years old - Year 2006 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 12
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Towels or cloths, Soaps
HAD EYE SWELLING AND DRAINAGE AFTER RUBBING EYES WITH DIRTY WASHCLOTH W ITH SOAP OR CLEANING PRODUCT ON IT AT HOME; CHEMICAL BURN LIKELY SOAP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths, Chemicals
ANOTHER STUDENT WRAPPED A TOWEL WITH CHEMICALS IN IT AROUND PATIENT'S E YES AT SCHOOL, EYES EXPOSED TO CHEMICALS;CORNEAL ABRASION, CONJUNCTIVIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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