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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 630
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Motor vehicles or parts |
| SITTING IN THE BACKSEAT OF A CAR WHEN ASHES FROM CIGARETTES IN THE FRON TSEAT BLOW INTO EYE>>FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| EYE THERMAL BURN-HOT CIGARETTE ASHES BLEW INTO EYE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | 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: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| C/O EYE FORIGN BODY SENSATION WITH REDNESS&IRRITATION AFTER ACCIDENTALY BUMPED THE END OF LIT CIGARETTE INTO EYE>>CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PUT CIGARETTE IN TRASH WHICH EXPLODED. DX: BURNS TO CORNEA & CONJ, 2ND DEG BURNS FACE/TRUNK, SOFT TISSUE INJ HANDS/CHEST/ABDOMEN. FD NS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| L EYE PAIN, BURNED W/CIGARETTE DX; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT STATES HE WAS INADVERTENTLY TOUCHED IN HIS RIGHT EYE WITH A CIGARETT E. DX: CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | 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: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| C/O EYE PAIN&IRRITATION S/P ACCIDENTALLY ASHES(BURNING) FROM LIT CIGARE TTE FLEW INTO EYE>>CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Motor vehicles or parts |
| 37 YOM WAS WALKING AROUND CAR WHEN A FRIEND FLICKED A CIGARETTE OUT OF THE WINDOW WHICH HIT PT IN LEFT EYE CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PATIENT HAD A PIECE OF CIGARETTE ASH FALL INTO HIS EYE, C/O LT EYE PAIN AND BLURRED VISION. DX-SUPERFICIAL CORNEAL ABRASION, BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 29 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, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Beds or bedframes |
| RT EYE PAIN 2ND TO HOT ASH: LAYING IN BED SMOKING CIGARETTE, DROPPED HOT ASH INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 29 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: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WITH ABRASION TO EYES FROM CIGARETTE ASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Day wear |
| CIGARETTE ASH FELL INTO EYE WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO TAKE OFF HER SHIRT. DX CORNEA THERMAL BURN / ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY FLICKED CIGARETTE ASH INTO EYE DX: LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| HTO CIGARETTE ASH FLEW INTO EYE, PAIN IMMEDIATLY WITH BLURRY VISION >> CORNAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| SMOKING CIGARETTE, WIND BLEW ASH INTO EYE, HAS EYE PAIN. DX; FB EYE WI TH RESIDUAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Motor vehicles or parts |
| ^L CORNEAL ABRAS/33YOM WAS RIDING IN BACK SEAT OF PATROL CAR, DRIVER FLICKED CIGARETTE ASHES OUT WINDOW & IT FLEW BACK INTO PT'S EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | 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: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Day wear |
| SMOKING A CIG IN THE HANDS, GETTING A SWEATSHIRT FROM DAUGHTER, ACC SWE ATSHIRT HIT THE CIG CAUSING THE CIG ASHES TO GET INTO EYE>> CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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