Allison J Chen1, Jimmy J Chan2, James G Linakis3, Michael J Mello4, Paul B Greenberg5. 1. First-Year Medical Student in the MD/MPH program at the Warren Alpert Medical School and the Brown University School of Public Health. This paper has been submitted as part of her MPH thesis. 2. Second-Year Medical Student at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. 3. Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Associate Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Rhode Island Hospital's Hasbro Children's Hospital. 4. Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice at Brown University School of Public Health. He is the Director of the Injury Prevention Center at Rhode Island Hospital. 5. Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery (Ophthalmology) at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Chief of Ophthalmology at the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Associate Director of the Brown/Rhode Island Hospital Ophthalmology Residency Program.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiology of consumer product (CP) related eye injuries presenting to US emergency departments (EDs) stratified by age. METHODS: The Consumer Product Safety Commission's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (CPSC-NEISS) database was used to derive national, weighted estimates of nonfatal Emergency Department visits for eye injuries by patients' age, gender, diagnosis, injured body part, locale of incidence, and related CP. RESULTS: The CPs causing the highest proportion of injury visits varied among the different age groups: chemicals in the very young (0-4 yr), household items in 5-9 year olds, sports products in 10-24 year olds, cutting and construction tools in 25-64 year olds, and chemicals in the elderly (65+). Patients aged 0-4 also represented the age interval with the highest rate of injury visits (92 visits per 10,000). CONCLUSION: This study identified the CPs responsible for the most eye injury visits by age groups. Further research is needed on how to effectively change the behavior of individuals and their environment so that we can minimize preventable eye injuries from consumer products.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiology of consumer product (CP) related eye injuries presenting to US emergency departments (EDs) stratified by age. METHODS: The Consumer Product Safety Commission's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (CPSC-NEISS) database was used to derive national, weighted estimates of nonfatal Emergency Department visits for eye injuries by patients' age, gender, diagnosis, injured body part, locale of incidence, and related CP. RESULTS: The CPs causing the highest proportion of injury visits varied among the different age groups: chemicals in the very young (0-4 yr), household items in 5-9 year olds, sports products in 10-24 year olds, cutting and construction tools in 25-64 year olds, and chemicals in the elderly (65+). Patients aged 0-4 also represented the age interval with the highest rate of injury visits (92 visits per 10,000). CONCLUSION: This study identified the CPs responsible for the most eye injury visits by age groups. Further research is needed on how to effectively change the behavior of individuals and their environment so that we can minimize preventable eye injuries from consumer products.
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Keywords:
consumer products; emergency department (ED; eye injury