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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 212
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH COAT HANGER DX. SCLERAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PUNCTURED EYEBALL WITH CLOTHES HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN EYE WITH WIRE HANGER. D: RIGHT EYE ABRAS ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| EYE SUPERFICIAL INJURY - 7 YOF GOT A HANGER STUCK IN RIGHT EYELID TODAY AT 7:40PM, SOME BLEEDING FROM THE EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| POKED IN THE EYE WITH A METAL HANGER DX: MINOR EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT. HIT IN THE EYE W/A COAT HANGER BY BROTHER, HAS ABRA TO CORNEA AND L AC. DX. OD PENETRATING TRAUMA W/TORN IRIS/PUPIL INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS STUCK IN THE EYE WITH A HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONTUSED EYEBALL WITH HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HEMATOMA EYEBALL WHEN POKED WITH CLOTHES HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT C/O INJURY TO RT EYE WHILE PLAYING WITH METAL HANGER YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT STRUCK IN RT EYE WITH WIRE HANGER C/O PN, CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| STUCK CLOTHES HANGER IN R EYE-HOOK PART OF COAT HANGER.DX;CONJUNCTIVAL ABR/ CORNEAL ABR RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HANGER VS. EYE DX: ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT SCRATCHED ON EYE WITH WIRE CLOTHES HANGER AT HOME; SCLERAL ABRA SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN THE EYE WITH A HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH PLASTIC HANGER AT HOME, HANGER BROKE WITH A PIECE GOING INTO HIS EYE; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - POKED SELF IN RIGHT EYE WITH A HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT C/O INJURY TO LT EYE S/P STRUCK BY A HANGER YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RT SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE-@ HOME-BENT OVER IN CLOSET-HIT EYE O N A CLOTHES HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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