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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 135
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2008:	71
Year 2010:	63

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/11/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: 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: 02/23/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: 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

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