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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| HIT WITH TOWEL;DX CONTUSED EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 11 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: Towels or cloths |
| LEFT EYE ABRASION-SUS INJ TO LEFT EYE WHILE PLAYING WITH BROTHER AND WA S HIT IN THE EYE WITH A TOWEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS SNAPPED IN LT EYE WITH THE END OF A TOWEL BY SISTER C/O PAIN & BURNING TO EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS SHAKING OUT A TOWEL AT THE BEACH AND GOT AND IN EYES CORNEAL ABR ASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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