Accidents - Aerosol containers - 16-25 years old - Year 2009 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 140
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 20 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: Aerosol containers
20YOM THREW A AEROSOL CAN ONTO A FIRE WHEN IT BURST INJURED RT EYE; FLASH BURN AND CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Aerosol containers, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT WAS PAINTING WITH AN AEROSOLIZED PAINT THIS EVENING, NOW EYES ARE BURNING, WATERY, IRRITATED. DX: CORNEAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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