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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 220
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| PT.INJ.EYES AT HOME WHEN LIGHTING PIOLET LIGHT ON FURNACE & IT BLEW BAC K IN FACE. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION BIL EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| PATIENT STATES TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT LIGHT ON HEATER AND IT FLASHED BUR NING HIS EYELASHES AND EYEBROWS. DX: BURN TO CORNEA, FLASH BURNS TO F |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2005 | Age: 47 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: Gas furnaces |
| 47 YO PATIENT HAD PROPANE FURNACE BURST INTO HER FACE, DECREASED VISION , PAIN/REDNESS; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/10/1997 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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