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Accidents - Eye protection devices - 50+ years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 289
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:180Face:108

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2003Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Eye protection devices, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL TO FLOOR AFTER PASSING OUT CAUSING SUNGLASSES TO LACERATE FOREH EAD LACERATION FOREHEEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2003Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Eye protection devices
FOREHEAD LAC - TRIPPED , HIT HEAD ON SIDEWALK,PIECES OF SUNGLASSES EMBE DDED IN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Eye protection devices
TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME AND SAW DUST AND LIMB-REACHED UNDER GLASSES TO REMOVE AND SCRATCHED RT EYE-POSSIBLE FB RT EYE; CORNEAL ABRASION RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2003Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Eye protection devices
PT STATES HE WAS WORKING UNDER CAR AND RUST FELL INTO HIS EYE , HE WAS WEARING GOGGLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Eye protection devices
FB IN L EYE.SHAVING METAL.STATES USING GOGGLES.DX EMBEDDED CORNEAL FB OS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Eye protection devices
LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS TRYING ON SUNGLASSES AND TAG HIT PT IN THE EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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