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Accidents - Containers - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 219
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Date: 12/06/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Containers
FB RT EYE.PT WAS MOVING A BOX AND SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2003Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
C/O PAIN IN BOTH EYES AFTER OPENING A BOX OF CIGARETTES BLOWING THE TOB ACCO OFF THE TOP OF THE BOX. DX. CORNEAL ABRA R EYE, ALLERGIC CONJUNCT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
RIGHT CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE. PT LIFTING A HEAVY BOX AND SOMETHING FELL, STRIKING HIS EYEBALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE-WAS OPENING A BOX AND THE LID HIT HER IN LEFT EYE. NOW EYE PAINFUL WITH DRAINAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
HIT IN LT. EYE W/ CARDBOARD BOX. DX: LT. CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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