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Accidents - Coal or wood-burning stoves - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 372
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2002:15
Year 2003:69
Year 2005:68
Year 2006:59
Year 2007:85
Year 2008:73

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/20/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
58YMC HUNTING IN COLORADO HAD WOOD BURNING STOVE IN CABIN C/O EYE IRRITATION AND BURNING/ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PUTTING WOOD INTO WOOD STOVE, SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE/ FB LT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2007Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
CORNEAL AB-FELT DEBRIS BLOW INTO EYE WHILE PUTTING WOOD IN WOOD STOVE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
CLEANING OUT WOOD STOVE AND GOT ASHES IN EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/11/2005Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
83 YOM SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE TO EYE WHEN SMOKE WENT INTO EYE AFTER OPENING DOOR TO WOOD BURNING STOVE. FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT ATTEND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
LOADING WOODSTOVE PREVIOUS NIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
51 YO F HIT EYE ON WOOD STOVE LAC EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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