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Accidents - Christmas decorations - Year 2002 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 173
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:5
26-50 years old:168

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/25/2002Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas decorations
PT HAD CHRISTMAS DISPLAY FALL AND POKE HIM IN EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/22/2002Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas decorations
LEFT EYE FB. A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT BROKE AND WENT INTO PT'S EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2002Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas decorations, Ceilings and walls
R CORNEAL ABRAS/32YOM PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS YEST. AND GOT SO METHING IN EYE. THINKS IT COULD BE PIECE OF CEILING TILE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas decorations
EYE INJURY, GLASS ORNAMENT BROKE AND HIT PT IN LEFT EYE AND LODGED IN EYE PER DAD. D: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE - REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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