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Accidents - Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 819
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Foot:137Neck:135
Toe:129Eyeball:91
Face:84Upper Leg:76
Unkown:69Lower Arm:62
Head:16Ankle:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/29/2010Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
73YOF DROPPED A MAGNIFYING GLASS ON LEFT LEG CONTUSION UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
54 YO M WAS WATCHING THROUGH A TELESCOPE LAST NIGHT WHEN TRUCK BACKED I NTO PT. HIT BY TAILGATE. DX:CERVICAL/THORACIC STRAIN, CONTUSION, HTN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
PT HIT ON ARM WITH MAGNIFING GLASS AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO AND HAS PAIN DX// LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2008Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
PT HAD HIS HEAD ANGLED WHILE LOOKING AT THE ECLIPSE THROUGH A TELESCOPE TWO DAYS AGO AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN NECK TRAPEZIUS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses, Insect induced injuries
LOOKING INTO VIEWFINDER TELESCOPED,BITTEN BY A SPIDER TO THE EYELID "SPIDER BITE''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2006Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
DROPPED A TELESCOPE ON FOOT. DX. L FOOT COTNUSION L 4TH TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
SUBCONJUCTIVE HEMORRHAGE-HIT LEFT EYE WITH METAL PART OF A TELESCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
PT STRUCK EYE C A PLASTIC TELESCOPE, SUSTAINED" CORNEAL ABRASION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2004Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
DIZZINESS - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF DIZZINESS WHILE GETTING UP FROM READIN G WITH A VISION MACHINE - READING WITH MAGNIFYING GLASS MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2003Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Farm/ranchFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
74 YOF GRANDCHILE DROPPED BINOCULARS ON ANKLE SPRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2003Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
DROPPED BINOCULARS ON TOE-DX-R GREAT TOE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2002Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
PT LYING UNDER A TELESCOPE FIXING THE LENS WHEN IT FELL STRIKING H IM IN THE FOREHEAD CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2001Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2000Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/1999Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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