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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 105
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Wire |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP CURTAINS WITH METAL WIRE, WIRE WENT INTO EYE, CONTUSI ON TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIS EYE WITH THE SHOWER CURTAIN C/O EYE PAIN DX TRAUMATIC IRITIS, RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 20 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WITH ABRASION TO EYE FROM SHOWER CURTAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WITH ABRASION TO EYE FROM STRIKING SHOWER CURTAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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