Accidents - Hammers - 16-25 years old - Year 2009 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 84
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/14/2009	Age: 17 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: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HAMMERING AND A U SHAPED NAIL RICOCHETED AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE. DX-SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHANE, ABRASION EYEBALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 22 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CORNEAL ABRASION - 22 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LEFT EYE PAIN - ONSET WHEN HAMMERING METAL - FELT SOMETHING FLY INTO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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