Accidents - Ammonia, household - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 167
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Ammonia, household, Bottles or jars
PT WAS SCREWING THE TOP OF AN AMMONIA BOTTLE ON AND THE BOTTLE RUPTURED AND SOME SPLASHED IN RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL BURNS EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Ammonia, household
EYE INJURY FROM GETTING AMMONIA IN EYE. DX-ACUTE BILATERAL CHEMICAL CONJUCTIVITIS, ACUTE RIGHT CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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