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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 272
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 60 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: Light bulbs |
| 60 YOWM WAS LOOKING UP AT A FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB WHEN IT BROKE SHOWER ING PT IN GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CHANGING LIGHT BULB BROKE GLASS IN EYE..FB IN EYE RESOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 66 Y/O W/F GOT SLIVER OF LIGHT BULB IN EYE SUSTAINING AN ABRASHION TO E YE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 55 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: Light bulbs |
| PT RECEIVED CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN SHATTERED FLUROSCENT LIGHT BULB AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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