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Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - Year 2004 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 376
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Date: 12/31/2004Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT INSTALLING BLINDS IN WINDOW WHEN FELT FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN EYE. D: FOREIGN BODY, EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/22/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
CORD FOR BLINDS HIT R EYE YESTERDAY EVENING. DX: SUPERFICIAL INJURY CONJUNCTIVA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2004Age: 4 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
SIBLING PULLED BLINDS DOWN & HIT PT IN EYE. DX: R CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2004Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
21 YOM HIT IN EYE WITH MINI BLIND CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
TRYING TO RE-ATTACH VERTICAL BLINDS, HIT CORNER OF EYE SCLERAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PATIENT POKED IN EYE WITH PLASTIC PIECE ON BLIND; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMOR RHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2004Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
HANGING FROM BLINDS WHEN 1 FELL IN STRUCK EYE;CORNEAL ABRAS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2004Age: 34 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: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
HEALING CORNEAL ABRASION OS, PULLED BLIND OPEN, SCRATCHED LT EYE 2 NIGHTS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
CORNEAL ABRASION - 4 YOF C/O PAIN LEFT EYES AFTER COMING INTO CONTACT W ITH BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT C/O PAINFUL RT EYE AND TEARING SINCE BEING SCRATCHED BY WINDOW BLINDS AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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