Accidents - Lye - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 989
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	37
Year 1999:	133
Year 2000:	69
Year 2001:	100
Year 2002:	185
Year 2003:	207
Year 2004:	16
Year 2005:	91
Year 2006:	30
Year 2007:	71
Year 2008:	15
Year 2009:	31

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	86
6-15 years old:	16
16-25 years old:	32
26-50 years old:	732
50+ years old:	121

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/25/2009	Age: 34 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: Lye, Eye protection devices
PATIENT WAS MAKING SOAP AND GOT LYE AND OLIVE OIL INTO RT EYE, IT BURNED IMMEDIATELY, WAS WEARING GOGGLES. DX-CHEMICAL BURN TO RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
PT WAS WORKING UNDER HOUSE ON PLUMBING AND RED DEVIL LYE CORNEAL BUR N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 28 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: Lye
PT DX ALKALINE CHEMICAL BURN OF CORNEA AND CONJUNCTIVAL SAC - S/P C/O BURNING AND PAIN TO EYES AFTER LYE SPLASHED TO EYES AND FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lye
PT PLAYING WITH SIBLING AT GRANDPARENT GOT INTO LYE HAS EYE PAIN CONJUNCTIVITIS BILATERAL EYE, CHEMICAL ALKALI EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lye
PT WAS SPRAYED IN EYES W/LYE & RINSED W/WATER AT HOME 15 MIN. DX: BILAT EYE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2005	Age: 39 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: Lye
SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION IN EYE CHEMICAL BURN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2005	Age: 18 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
PATIENT GOT *** LYE IN EYE. DX-CHEMICAL BURN CONJUNCTIVA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2005	Age: 47 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: Lye
PT C/O SODIUM HYPROXIDE ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED TO BOTH EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2004	Age: 44 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: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
LYE SPLASHED INTO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 10/23/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
RT EYE ALKALINE BURN.PT ACCIDENTLY SPLASHED EYE WITH LYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 44 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
44YOWM-CHEMICAL BURN LEFT EYE=SPLASHED LYE IN EYE-BY *** COMPANY-SODIUM HYDROXIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
CARRYING BOTTLE OF LYE WATER, DROPPED IT AND IT BROKE, SPLASHING HER IN EYES. DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE, RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2002	Age: 48 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
RED DEVIL LYE SPLASHED INTO HIS RIGHT EYE WHILE CLEANING THE KITCHEN SINK AT HOME AT 1330. DX ALKALINE BURN OF RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2001	Age: 32 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, Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2001	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2000	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lye, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2000	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2000	Age: 34 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: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2000	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/1999	Age: 43 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: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/1999	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/1998	Age: 55 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: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/1998	Age: 32 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: Lye
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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