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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 207
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye, Sinks |
| PATIENT WAS UNCLOGGING THE SINK AT HOME AND GOT RED DEVIL LYN IN HIS EYES. DX-ALKALI BURNS TO EYES WITH CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| CHEMICAL BURNS TO BOTH EYES. PT ACCIDENTALLY SPLASHED LYE IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lye, Sinks |
| PT HAD "RED DEVIL" LYE SPLASH IN EYE WHILE PLUNGING SINK AT HOME. D:CHE MICAL INJURY, EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lye, Bags |
| JUMPED ON BAG OF LYE, DUST WENT INTO EYES DX, CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lye, Soaps |
| DX: LYE EXPOSURE L EYE. SPLASHED LYE INTO EYE WHILE MAKING SOAP AT HOME . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| LYE CLEANSER WASH IN EYE PREVIOUS DAY CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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