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Accidents - Eyeglasses - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 529
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Date: 12/31/2002Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Eyeglasses
CORNEAL ABRASION - 71 YOM HAS NEW GLASSES,HAVING DIFFICULTY SEEING, NEW PLASTIC LENSES VS GLASS, ALSO STARTED NEW B/P MEDICATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2002Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Eyeglasses
PT STUCK THE ARM OF HER EYEGLASSES IN HER LEFT EYE WHILE TRYING TO PUT ON HER GLASSES ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2002Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Eyeglasses
DX CONTUSION LEFT EYE: TRIPPED OVER LOG WHILE CAMPING, FELL FOWARD AND STRUCK FACE WITH GLASSES ON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2002Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Eyeglasses
DX CORNEAL ABRASION: GLASSES BROKE, FRAME GOT EYE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Eyeglasses
RIGHT EYE CORN ABR. PT WAS PUTTING ON HIS EYEGLASSES AND POKED HIMSELF WITH EYE PIECE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2002Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Eyeglasses
RT CORNEAL AB-AT HOME-EYE HIT A TREE BRANCH-WEARING GLASSES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Eyeglasses
INJURY TO RIGHT EYE, POKED HIMSELF WITH HIS OWN GLASSES%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2002Age: 94 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Eyeglasses
PT WALKING WHE SHE FELL STRIKING FACE CAUSING HER EYEGLASSESS TO GO INT O RIGHT EYE PUNCTURE WOUND EYE- TO SURGERY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/25/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Eyeglasses
BROKE EYEGLASSES, GLASS IN EYE F/B LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Eyeglasses
PATIENT POKED HIMSELF IN EYE WITH TEMPLE PART OF EYEGLASSES WHILE PUTTING THEM ON. D: SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2002Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Eyeglasses
PT AT NURSING HOME, FELL HITTING FACE, EYEGLASSES BROKE, CAUSING HEMORR HAGE TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Eyeglasses
REMOVAL R CORNEA - PIECE OF WOOD HIT EYEGLASSES WHEN CUTTING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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