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Accidents - Lighting equipment - Year 2004 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 295
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Date: 12/28/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
POKED EYE WITH LIGHT FIXTURE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
3 YO F HAD A GLASS LIGHT TO BREAK IN FALL IN EYE LAC EYE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/16/2004Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment, Sinks
LIGHT FELL DOWN INTO SINK WHILE BRUSHING TEETH DIFFUSE CORNEAL INJURY/ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
PT STATES ONE OF MY FRIENDS SHINED ONE OF THOS LARGER PEN LIGHTS IN MY EYES AND MADE IT BURN RT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2004Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lighting equipment
PT GOT FB IN LT EYE WHILE PUTTING IN LIGHT FIXTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2004Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lighting equipment, Ceilings and walls
PT C/O WAS CLEANING FIXTURE IN CEILING W/GOGGLES - FOREIGN BODY SENSATION TO LT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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