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Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 6-15 years old - Year 2006 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 116
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Date: 09/28/2006Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
PT TRIPPED & PUNCTURED EYE W/NAIL FROM WALL 3 DAYS AGO. DX: L EYE INFLAMMATION/SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMATOMA, L EYELID LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2006Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
CONTUSED EYE, NAIL HIT EYE WHEN HIT WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2006Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PULLING NAILS, NAIL FLEW BACK AND STRUCK EYE/ CORNEAL ABRASION, SUBCONJUCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2006Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
PT WAS HAMMERING WHEN NAIL POPPED OUT AND HIT PT IN THE EYE. D: CORNE AL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2006Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Paper products
PLAYING C PAPER HANGING ON THE WALL, HAD THUMBTACK FALLEN&STRUCK EYE " CORNEAL LAC "
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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