Accidents - Knives - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,088
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	21
Year 1999:	115
Year 2000:	295
Year 2002:	45
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	31
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	71
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	139
Year 2010:	251

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
58YOM-CONJUNCTIVAL INJURY-GOT POKED W/ PLASTIC KNIFE WHILE CARVING A PU MPKIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
A 57 YOM WAS CUTTING UP MEAT THIS AM,DROPPED SOME ON FLOOR,TRIED TO CAT CH WITH KNIFE AND HIT EYE WITH KNIFE INSTEAD, EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/09/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
62 YOF PT STABBED IN EYE ACCIDENTALLY WITH KNIFE. SCLERAL LAC LEFT EYE .
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/11/2010	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: Foreign Body
Product: Knives
52YOM AT HOME SHARPENING BLADES POSS FB L EYE/DX FB L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
63YOF GOT POKED TO EYE WITH A STEAK KNIFE ACCIDENTALY DX: CORNEAL ABRASION, SCLERA LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
EYE ABRASION-WAS USING A KNIFE TO POP OUT A FUSE AND THE FUSE BROKE AND GLASS WENT IN EYE AT THE GAS STATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Knives
PT STATES DEBRIS IN EYE WHILE USING WALL SCRAPER FOREIGN BODY RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives, Dishwashers
PT UNLOADING DISHWASHER,BENT DOWN,STABBED SELF WITH KNIFE TO R EYE BLURRED VISION,DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Knives
PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO EYE WHILE CLEANING KNIVES*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials
PT DROPPED A KNIFE TO THE FLOOR AT HOME WHICH HAD BUTTER ON IT THE BUTT ER SHOT INTO THE AIR STRIGING EYE CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
RT CORNEAL ABRASON.PT ACCIDENTLY JABBED A KNIFE IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Knives, Knife sharpeners
FOREIGN BODY EYE - 67 YOM WAS SHARPENING A KNIFE TODAY AND GOT SOMETHIN G IN HIS RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2004	Age: 52 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: Knives
TASTINHG HOT FOOD WITH KNIFE IN HAND AND POKED SELF IN EYE WITH KNIFE-- CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Knives, Tools
66YOM WAS SHARPENING KNIVES AT HOME W GRINDER WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO L EYE DX METALLIC FB L CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT SLIPPED W/STEAK KNIFE AND STABBED EYE. DX: PENETRATING OCULAR INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/05/2002	Age: 62 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: Knives
TRIED TO CUT HOSPITAL ID BAND FROM WRIST AND HIT SELF IN EYE WITH KNIFE , ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2000	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2000	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2000	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2000	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2000	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2000	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/1999	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/1999	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives, Thermal or sound insulation materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/1997	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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