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Accidents - Window screens - 50+ years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 90
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:58Elbow:15
Lower Arm:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/30/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Window screens
TAKING DOWN WINDOW SCREEN AND GOT SOME DEBRIS IN EYE DX: L EYE F.B. RESOLVED / CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
PT DX LACERATION RT ELBOW - S/P A WINDOW SCREEN FELL ON HIS RT ELBOW. PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 08/17/2004Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
INJURED R ARM 1 WEEK AGO, CUT ON SCREEN DX: INFECTED LAC R FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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