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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 270
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 5 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: Costumes or masks |
| 5Y/O,M,MAY HAVE SCRATCHED EYE WITH HALLOWEEN MASK, R EYE IRRITATION (CLINICAL CORNEAL ABRASION) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Costumes or masks, Doorsills or frames |
| TRIPPED ON HALLOWEEN COSTUME - HIT AGAINST DOOR FRAME 1.5 CM EAR LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| TOE LAC, PT TRIPPED WHEN WEARING HALLOWEEN COSTUME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| PATIENT RUNNING IN BASEMENT, RAN INTO TWIN BROTHER WHO WAS WEARING A FI RE HAT, HIT NOSE/MOUTH, EYES ROLLED BACK, STIFF; NOSE LAC., BREATHHOLDI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 4 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| PT SUSTAINED AN ABRASION OF AN EYE WHILE WEARING A PIRATE PATCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| DAD WAS TAKING PICTURES OF HER WITH A FEATHER BOA, AROUND HER , HER EYE STARTED GETTING RED, DX: EYE IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| PATIENT UP IN ROOM PLAYING WITH MASKS AT HOME, STARTED HAVING CHEST PAI N; CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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