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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 499
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 30 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 30 YOF CONJUCTIVITIS TO LEFT EYE S/P USING A HOT WASH CLOTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 27YOM AT THE BEACH SHAKING SAND OUT OF HIS TOWEL AND HIT SELF IN THE EY E ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | 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: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 13YOM PT AT POOL W/ FRIENDS. PT ACCID HIT IN L EYE BY A TOWEL "SNAPPED" BY FRIEND. PAIN IN EYE, BLURRED VISION. DX TRAUMATIC HYPHEMA L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 62YOM FOREIGN BODY IN EYE SHOOK A CLEAN HANKIE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 13YOM WAS AT HOME, HAD A TOWEL SNAPPED AT HIM, HIT LT EYE CAUSING VITRE OUS HEMORRHAGE, COMMOTIO RETINA, HYPHEMA, PERIORBITAL ECCHYMOSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 31 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| 31 Y/O/M HIT EYE WITH TOWEL WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER AT HOME DX/ RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 2YOM WAS HIT IN THE LT. EYE WITH A WASHCLOTH- EYE RED DX: LT EYE IRRITIATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2010 | Age: 81 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 |
| 81YOF GOT OUT OF SHOWER WHEN SHE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT EYE WITH TOWEL; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40 YO F FLICKED IN FACE WITH DISHTOWEL AT HOME. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| 11 YOM HIT IN EYE W/TOWEL DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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