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Accidents - Chain saws - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 182
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Date: 11/10/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUTTING WITH CHAIN SAW AND GOT SAWDUST IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABR ASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
PT USING CHAIN SAW HAD FOREIGN BODY IN R EYE CAUSING ABRASION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2007Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Chain saws
PT USING CHAINSAW @ HOME HAD FOREIGN BODY IN R EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
DX RIGHT EYE CONTUSION: SPLINTER TO EYE USING CHAIN SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME AND WOOD CHIP FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.PT S USTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION, EYE RED AND VERY PAINFUL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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