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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 156
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manicuring devices |
| 78 YO F WAS USING TWEEZERS WHEN TWEEZERS SLIPPED AND SHE POKED SELF IN EYE. DX:CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 57 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: Manicuring devices |
| 57YOF POKED SELF IN THE LEFT EYE WITH A PAIR OF CUTICLE SCISSORS SUSTAI NED AN ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manicuring devices |
| 54 YOF WAS TWEEZING EYEBROWS AND GOT ONE IN EYE CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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