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Accidents - Leaf blowers - Year 2004 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 255
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:169
50+ years old:86

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/13/2004Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Leaf blowers
WAS BLOWING LEAVES TODAY, RT EYE RED. ACUTE RT EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
PT SPENT THE WHOLE DAY BLOWING LEAVES&DUST, WENT INSIDE, TOOK OFF THE C ONTACT LENSES, FB SENSATION SINCE THEN, SUSTAINED" RT CORNEAL ABRASION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2004Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers
PT USING LEAF BLOWER FB IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2004Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers, Lawn mowers
FOREIGN BODY RT EYE-C/O PAIN AND REDNESS TO RT EAR AFTER USING A BLOWER TO CLEAN UP AFTER MOWING LAWN. THINKS SOMETHING BLEW INTO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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