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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 146
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| TOWELING OFF AT HOME APPROXIMATELY 1830, EXPERIENCED FOREIGN BODY SEN- SATION OF LEFT EYE, NO FB SEEN IN ER. DX CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SUBCONJUCTUAL HEMMORRHAGE - HIT SELF WITH A TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| DIRECT TRAUMA TO R EYE, HIT W/TOWEL WHILE DRYING HAIR AT 7 AM. DX. COR NEAL ABRA R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| SCRATCHED RIGHT EYE WITH A WASH CLOTH THIS MORNING BATHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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