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Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 280
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Date: 12/19/2005Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL TO LT EYE, " RUPTURE GLOBE"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/22/2005Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT HAD A NAIL TO HIT IN RIGHT EYE. DX-SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE, FOREIGN BODY EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL FLEW UP & HIT EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS HIT IN THE LEFT EYE WITH A NAIL THAT RICOCHETED AS HE WAS HAMMERING IT. DX - LT EYE TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PULLING ON BARN AND NAIL PUNCTURED EYE DX ABRASION LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2005Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
USING A BOLT CUTTER TO CUT A BOLT .BOLT HEAD HIT HIM IN THE EYE ..CORNE AL ABRASION TO R EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
PT HAMMERING A NAIL WHEN A PIECE OF THE NAIL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIM I N THE EYE CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PAIN TO OS AFTER BEING HIT BY METAL SCREW THIS AM DX: CONTUSION OS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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