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Accidents - Knives - 0-5 years old - Year 2003 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 385
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Date: 10/31/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
3 YOF INJURED WITH POCKET KNIFE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2003Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives, Floors or flooring materials
CORNEAL ABRASION - 12 MOF PICKED UP KNIFE OFF FLOOR THAT MOTHER HAD DRO PPED, POSSIBLY POKING SELF IN RIGHT EYE, CRYING, EYE RED AND WATERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
PT PLAYING WITH A KNIFE WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY POKED HIMSELF IN THE LEFT EY E WITH IT ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
HIT SELF IN EYE WITH KNIFE DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PLAYING W/KNIFE, POKED EYE W/KNIFE DX: CONJUNTIVAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Knives
TRYING TO CUT PLASTIC OFF OF GROCERIES AND HIT SELF IN EYE WITH KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/04/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
STRUCK IN EYE WITH SERRATED STEAK KNIFE BY TWO YEAR OLD SISTER ACCIDENT ALLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
PATIENT POKED HERSELF IN EYE WITH PARING KNIFE OR STEAK KNIFE AT HOME; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
PT WAS POKED IN LEFT EYE WITH A KNIFE. D: RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
4 YO F FELL ON BUTTER KNIFE, DX R LATERAL UPPER EYELID ARASION, R INFER IOR ORBITAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Knives
PT WAS POKED IN EYE W/ A BUTTER KNIFE DX; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT WAS RUNNING AT HOME WHE SHE SLIPPED AND ACCIDENTLY STRUCK SELF IN TH E RIGHT EYE WITH A KNIFE PUNCTURE WOUND EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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