Accidents - Coal or wood-burning stoves - Year 2005 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	76
50+ years old:	68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
83 YOM SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE TO EYE WHEN SMOKE WENT INTO EYE AFTER OPENING DOOR TO WOOD BURNING STOVE. FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT ATTEND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT PUTTING A PIECE OF WOOD IN THE WOODSTOVE, A SPARK FLEW INTO R EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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