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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 89
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| PT LIGHT MATCH AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE DX// RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Matches |
| HIT SELF IN THE EYE WITH A MATCH RIIGHT EYE PAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 16 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: Matches |
| PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION LT EYE - WAS PLAYING WITH MATCHES AND SUSTAINED CORNEAL INJURY AND BLURRY VISION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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