Accidents - Lye - Year 2009 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 31
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	16
50+ years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/25/2009	Age: 34 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: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye, Eye protection devices
PATIENT WAS MAKING SOAP AND GOT LYE AND OLIVE OIL INTO RT EYE, IT BURNED IMMEDIATELY, WAS WEARING GOGGLES. DX-CHEMICAL BURN TO RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
PT WAS WORKING UNDER HOUSE ON PLUMBING AND RED DEVIL LYE CORNEAL BUR N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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