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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 99
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT GOT DUST IN RT EYE WHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER BLEW UP. BILATERAL CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 39 YO MALE WAS SPRAYED IN FACE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 31 Y.O. B FEMALE W/CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES. PT WAS ON A RIVER BOAT, FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL OFF THE WALL & SPRAYED PT IN HER FACE. INHALED FUMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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