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Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 307
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Date: 10/20/2002Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
60YOM-CORNEAL ABRASION-AT HOME -WEED WACKING-YESTERDAY-SOMETHING GOT IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2002Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
ACUTE EYE PAIN - 57 YOM STATES HE WAS HIT IN THE RIGHT EYE YESTERDAY BY SOMETHING WHILE USING A ***, PAIN/SWELLING RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2002Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
72 YR OLD MALE WAS WEED WACKING TODAY WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTOHIS EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT WAS *** AND GOT FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2002Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT WS *** AT HIS DAUGHTER'S AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. DX-FOREIGN BODY EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING A *** AT HOME THIS MORNING, FELT LIKE A FOREIGN BODY WASIN LEFT E YE. DX LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
RT CORNEAL AB-USING ***-A ROCK FLEW UP & HIT PT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2002Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS USING A *** AND HANDLE HIT PT IN EYE, YE,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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