The hazards of hammers.
Fifty-five patients who had received an intraocular foreign body as a result of using a hammer were identified during a 4-year period. Of these, 36 had suffered the injury while at work and 19 while undertaking do-it-yourself activities at home. None had been wearing suitable protection. Seven patients were bystanders and not actually wielding the hammer. Twenty-three patients had a final visual acuity in the affected eye of 6/24 or worse.
Department of Surgery, University of Southhampton.
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Keightley
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Elkington
D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005135:Eye Protective Devices; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male