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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 272
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Eyeglasses |
| FRACTURE UPPER ARM - 86 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH UPPER LEFT ARM PAIN - FEL L WHILE OUT IN HIS GARDEN - ALSO LAC TO BRIDGE OF NOSE FROM GLASSES |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/25/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Eyeglasses |
| TRIPPED AT HOME WHILE WEARING GLASSES AND FELL ADMITTED FRACTURE NOSE, HUMERUS & DISLOCATION HUMERAL HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Eyeglasses |
| TRIP & FALL, GLASSES CUT EYE, GLASSES DID NOT HIT GROUND DX: EYEBROW LAC, FX PROX. HUMERUS, OSTEOPOROSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Eyeglasses |
| PT. FELL AT CHURCH, GLASSES CAUSED SUPERFICIAL LAC TO L CHEEK AREA, PAI NFUL L SHOULDER. DX. FX L HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Eyeglasses |
| PT. STATES SHE SLIPED AND FELL, SUT HER NOSE ON HER GLASSES. NO LOC. DX . FX. LT. HUMERUS./ABRASIONS/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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