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Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 386
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Date: 12/13/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME AND STRUCK SELF IN THE RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABR ASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
C/O GRADUAL ONSET OF EYE DISCOFMORT ON WEDNESDAY AFTER WORKING IN THE Y ARD CUTTING HEDGES>>STY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2008Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX CORNEAL ABRASION: C/O L EYE FB; W TRIM'G TREES TODAY, THINKS SOME- THING FELL INTO EYE. IRRIGATED MULTIPLE X AT HOM. FB SENSATION PERSISTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING VINES AT HOME WHEN ONE POKED HER IN THE RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2008Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
73 YO USING HEDGE TRIMMER HIT IN EYE BY OBJECT HEMORRHAGE EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
52 YOM WAS TRIMMING TREE AND WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT EYE BY A BRANCH SU STAINING A CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES AT HOME AND ONE FELL STRUCK IN RIGHT EYE AB RAISON EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT RECEIVED CORNEAL ABRASION WHILE WALKING AROUND IN HIS YARD CUTTING BUSHES AND BRANCHES WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
CORNEAL AB-BRANCH SCRATCHED EYE WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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