Accidents - Lighter fluids - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 906
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	230
Year 1998:	75
Year 2002:	67
Year 2003:	6
Year 2005:	5
Year 2006:	357
Year 2007:	20
Year 2008:	6
Year 2010:	135

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	307
6-15 years old:	12
16-25 years old:	306
26-50 years old:	216
50+ years old:	63

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/22/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lighter fluids
52YOM HAD *** FLUID SPLASH TO EYES DX: BILATER CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS DX: BILATER CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2010	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
1 YOM-ALLEDGELY GOT LIGHTER FLUID IN L EYE & MAY HAVE SWALLED SOME-MOM FOUND PT PLAYING IN FLUID DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
GOT LIGHTER FLUID IN EYE;DX CHEMICAL BURN EYEBALL
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/01/2007	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
BROTHER SQUIRTED LIGHTER FLUID ON SISTER, ALSO IN EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2007	Age: 42 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: Lighter fluids, Pressurized containers
ACC SQUIRTED LIGHTER FLUID INTO EYE TRYING TO OPEN THE BOTTLE >CHEMICAL CONJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lighter fluids
CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS WHEN GOT LIGHTER FLUID IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lighter fluids
LIGHTER FLUID SPLASHED IN EYES DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS / CORNEAL ABRASION / CHEMICAL BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
PT GOT LIGHTER FLUID SPLASHED INTO EYE BY ANOTHER CHILD DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 24 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: Lighter fluids
PT ACCIDENTLY SPRAYED LIGHTER FLUID IN LT EYE, SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASI ON LT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lighter fluids
HAD LIGHTER FLUID ON HANDS YESTERDAY AND ACCIDENTALLY RUBBED EYES C/O EYE PAIN REDNESS DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 16 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: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
LIGHTER FLUID SPLASHED IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lighter fluids
PT HAD LIGHTER FLUID SPLASHED IN RIGHT EYE YESTERDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lighter fluids
SIBLING GOT LIGHTER FLUID AND SQUIRTED IN EYE. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIV ITIS EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/1997	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/1997	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/1997	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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