Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Contact lenses - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 142
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2006:75
Year 2007:66

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 03/24/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Contact lenses, Rope or string
PT, WHO WEARS CONTACT LENSES, WAS RUNNING AND RAN INTO ROPE. CAN'T FIND CONTACT LENS IN EYE. EYE PAIN. D:CORNEAL ABRASION, EYELID ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2007Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Contact lenses, Basketball
PATIENT HAVING EYE PAIN, REDNESS, BURNING, WEARS SOFT CONTACTS, NEW PAI R 3 DAYS AGO, PLAYS BASKETBALL RUBBING DIRT/SWEAT IN EYES; CONJUNCTIVIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2006Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Baseball
CORNEAL ULCER-WEARING CONTACTS WHILE PLAYING BASEBALL-@ A PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2006Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Flatware
PT, WHO WEARS CONTACT LENSES, HIT EYE ON METAL PART OF SEAT BELT YESTER DAY & ALSO HIT IN EYE WITH WOODEN SPOON IN CLASS. D: IRITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.