Accidents - Wheelbarrows or lawn carts - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 72
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2005:	66
Year 2006:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/06/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts, Automotive chemicals
WHEELBARROW TIRE WAS BEING FIXED WITH " FIX A FLAT" GREEN CHEMICAL TIRE EXPLODED PT CAN ONLY SEE GREEN. DX BILATERAL CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2005	Age: 19 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: Foreign Body
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
PT SUSTAINED A FOREIGN BODY IN EYE FROM STANDING NEXT TO A WHEELBARROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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