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Accidents - Light bulbs - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 148
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Date: 04/14/2005Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULKS WHEN ONE BROKE AND SHATTERED IN EYES. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
CHANGEING LIGHT BULB, BROKE GOT GLASS IN EYE DX- RIGHT EYE FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
54 Y/O M INJURED L EYE WHEN DROPPED FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB AND SOMETHIN G FROM IT FLEW INTO EYE AT HOME. DX; FOREIGN BODY L EYE REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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