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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 245
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 40 YO FEMALE HIT EYE ON CANE CONTUSION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| 91YOM WAS AT HOME USING WALKER,LOST BALANCE,FELL HITTING TABLE; ORBITAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 80 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER CANE AT RESORTS AND FELL TO FLOOR LACERATION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT REACHING FOR HER WALKER AND FELL FACE FIRST INTO THE WALKER STRIKI NG LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIT WEED WITH WALKING STICK, SOMETHING WENT IN EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SUS INJURY AFTER ACCIDENTALLY BEING STRUCK IN EYE BY A CANE. DX COR NEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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