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Accidents - Other unpowered garden tools - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 372
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Date: 12/03/2003Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
60YOF FB IN EYE RAKING LEAVES AT HOME DX CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/08/2003Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
SON NOTICED PT'S EYE WAS ALL BLOOD SHOT, SHE HAD BEEN OUTSIDE RAKING EA RLIER TODAY/ SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2003Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
ROCK HOUNDING FOR OBSIDIAN WITH SMALL PICK, GOT FB IN EYE. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT INJURED WHILE RAKING YARD; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2003Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
HIT SELF IN EYE WITH RAKE- SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 01/11/2003Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT WAS RAKING HIS YARD AT HOME WHEN THE WIND BLEW DIRT INTO RIGHT EYE F OREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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