Accidents - Water heaters - Year 2007 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 85
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	15
50+ years old:	70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Water heaters
ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT HOT WATER HEATER, IT EXPLODED, UNSURE IF FLAMES PRESENT, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDED DX: FLASH BURN TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
PT WAS FIXING WATER HEATER WHEN THE SEDIMENT FLEW INTO BOTH EYES. PT UN ABLE TO OPEN EYES. DX=BILATERAL CORNEAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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