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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 454
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT GOT PAINT THINNER IN EYE. DX: L CAUSTIC EYE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PATIENT SPLASHED PAINT THINNER IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION TO RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| 32 YO M ACCIDENTLY SPRAYED IN EYE W/ PAINT THINNER CHEMICAL INSULT-EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 49 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: Paint or varnish thinners, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT WAS USING PAINT THINNER ON THE WALL AT HOME, SPLASHED IN HER EYE. DX-CHEMICAL BURN EYE, ABRASION EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS RIGHT EYE: PAINT THINNER TO EYE WHEN BRUSH FELL AND KNOCKED THINNER IN EYE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PAINT THINNER SPLASHED IN EYES BY ACCIDENT DX: CHEMICAL CONJUCTIVITUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2003 | 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: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT C/O BURNING TO BOTH EYES S/P PAINT THINNER SPLASH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| BILATERAL CORNEAL ABRASION.PT GOT PAINT THINNER IN BOTH EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| SPLASHED LACQUER THINNER INTO LT. WHILE CLEANING VARNISH DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| 40 YO WM - CHEMICAL BURN OF CORNEA (RT) - SPLASHED PAINT THINNER IN EY E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 33 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: Paint or varnish thinners |
| SPLASHED PAINT THINNER IN EYE RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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