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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 194
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WASHING FACE WITH A WASH CLOTH AND RUBBED RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 14 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: Towels or cloths, Other drugs or medications |
| PT WIPED EYE W/WET TOWEL YEST, POSS HAD *** POWDER OR DR MIRACLESHAIR G REASE ON IT, C/O BLURRED VISION, PAIN & SWELLING;CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT HIT IN EYE W/SNAPPED TOWEL WHILE AT SWIMMING POOL/REC SITE, NOW W/PR ESSURE OVER EYE, PAIN AND BLURRED VISION; HYPHEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers |
| TAKING A SHOWER, THREW A TOWEL ON THE ROD&UNKNOWN SOMETHING FLEW INTO E YE WHICH NOW CONGESTED&IRRITATED>> CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 38 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 EYE WITH TOWEL DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| REPORTS A STACK OF TOWELS FELL OFF THE CLOSET HITTING HER IN THE EYE >>CORNEAL ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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