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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 151
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Electric welding equipment, Eye protection devices |
| PT. USING AN ARC WELDER WITH A PAIR OF VERY POOR GOGGLES. WELDING LESS THAN 1 MINUTE, PAIN TO EYES. DX ARC WELDER BURN OF EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Electric welding equipment |
| FLASH BURN EYES - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH PAIN AND BURNING WITH PHOTOPHOB IA AFTER EXPOSURE TO ARC WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Electric welding equipment |
| USING ELECTRIC WELDER, RADIATION BURNS TO EYE'S FROM FLASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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