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Accidents - Manual filing or sanding tools - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 84
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Date: 12/29/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools
SANDING WITH METAL YESTERDAY AND SOMETHING FLEW IN HIS EYE. DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT CORNEA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/28/2002Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Manual filing or sanding tools
PATIENT WAS USING SANDER AT HOME AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: FOREIG N BODY TO RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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