Accidents - Wire - Year 2003 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,264
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	16
16-25 years old:	285
26-50 years old:	799
50+ years old:	162

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
41 YOM WAS RUNNING CABLE WIRE AND ACCIDENTALLY STUCK WIRE INTO RIGHT EY E. CORNEAL ABRASION, RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PT WAS ROLLING UP SOME OLD COPPER WIRE AT HOME WHEN IT UNRAVELED STRIKI NG HIM IN LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
CUTTING 9 GAUGE WIRE AT HOME AT 1745, END OF WIRE HIT PATIENT IN RIGHT EYE. DX CONTUSION OF RIGHT EYE GLOBE, LACERATION RIGHT EYELID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
POKED EYE WITH A WIRE DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
CUTTING WIRE AT HOME WHEN WIRE FLIPPED INTO L EYE DX RUPTURED GLOBE L EYE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/09/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
GOT HIT IN EYE WITH PIECE OF WIRE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PT ACCIDENTLY POKED SELF IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH AN UNSPECIFIED WIRE ABRA SION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wire, Lawn mowers
R EYE INJ/35YOM AT HOME INJURED EYE WHEN WIRE KICKED UP BY MOWER. IMPAL ED IN R EYE NEAR MEDIAL CANTHUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PT, WHO HAD JUST CUT WIRE, POKED IN EYE WITH THIN METAL WIRE. D: CONJUN CTIVAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
PT WAS CUTTING CABLE WIRE 4 DAYS AGO AND NOW FEELS LIKE FOREIGN OBJECT IS IN EYE. D: FOREIGN BODY SENSATION, EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
PT SCRAPED ON EYE BY METAL WIRE AT FRIEND'S HOUSE. D:SCLERAL LACERATION , MULTIPLE CORNEAL ABRASIONS, FOREIGN BODY TRAUMA TO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PT RECEIVED A ABRASION TO EYE WHEN PEICE OF WIRE POOPED BACK AND HIT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire, Floors or flooring materials
RT CORNEAL AB-PULLING A WIRE THROUGH HOLE IN THE FLOOR-HIT EYE W/ THE WIRE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PT STRUCK WITH WIRE TO LT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2003	Age: 13 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: Wire
PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY STUCK IN THE EYE WITH WIRE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Wire
LT SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE-POKED EYE W/ A WIRE-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
HIT IN EYE WITH CABLE WIRE DX: ABRASION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire, House repair or construction materials
PT.REPORTED MOVING WIRE FROM TUBE AND STRUCK LT.EYE WITH PEICE OF PLASTIC. DX- CORNEAL ABRASION LT.EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PT WAS POKED IN EYE W/WIRE WHILE CLEANING GARAGE YESTERDAY. DX: R CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire, Tools
PERFORATED CORNEA WITH WIRE - WIRE FROM GRINDING WHEEL FLEW INTO EYE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 01/19/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Wire, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
USING WIRE CUTTERS, CUTTER SLIPPED ON WIRE, HIT SELF IN R EYE W/CUTTERS . DX. SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMARRHAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A WIRE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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