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Accidents - Light bulbs - 16-25 years old - Year 2008 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 221
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Date: 11/01/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
PT HIT A LIGHT BULB AND INJURED EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN THE RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2008Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs, Fans
DX 379.91 PAIN INOR AROUND EYE: PULL'G OUT BROKE LIGHT BULB FROM CEIL'G FAN W SOMETHING FELL INO L EYE; PT IRRIGATED W WATER; EYE STILL PAINFUL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
PT STS A FLOURECENT BULB BROKE AND PT HAS GLASS IN RT EYE DX:RT CORNEAL AB, AND FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
LT CORNEAL ABRASION: CHANGING 6 FT HALOGEN BULB AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, HIT BULB ON SOMETHING, FELT GLASS GET IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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