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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 532
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING AN OLEANDER BUSH AT HOME AND STRUCK SELF IN THE LEFT E YE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS POKED IN EYE BY STICK WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES DX: CORNEAL AB LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2005 | Age: 56 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT. WAS USING PRUNING EQUIPMENT AT HOME, NOW HAS PAIN IN HIS EYE. DIAGNOSIS; TRAUMATIC CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT STUCK ON EYE WITH STICK WHILE PRUNING TREES AT HOME. D: SUBCONJUNCTI VAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 75 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING OLEANDER SHRUBS DX: R EYE IRRITATION, CONSIDER CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RT CORNEAL AB-TRIMMING BUSHES-DEBRIS HIT EYE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FOREIGN BODY EYE - 62 YOM GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYES WHILE TRIMMING THE SHRUBBERY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 60 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING HEDGES WITH A TRIMMER. TREE BRANCH POKED EYE HEMATOMA EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 51 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT REPORTS A PINE NEEDLE GOT INTO LEFT EYE WHEN AT HOME TRIMMING TREES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LT EYE FB-SINCE TRIMMING TREES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 53 YOM C/O LEFT EYE PAIN S/P FOREIGN BODY FROM PRUNI NG HIS YARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 77 YOM STATES HE WAS PRUNING A BUSH AND SOMETHING FL EW INTO HIS LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2005 | Age: 63 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING TREES YESTERDAY AT HOME WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING GOT IN L EFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RT CORNEAL AB-WHILE PRUNING APPLE TREES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2005 | Age: 58 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING BOGANVILLEA BUSHES WHILE LANDSCAPING AT APARTMENT WHEN SO METHING GOT INTO EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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