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Accidents - Acids - 0-5 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 260
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Leg:97All Of Body:89
Hand:67Upper Arm:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/27/2002Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
CHEMICAL BURN TO LT. UPPER ARM- A TODDLER FRIEND SQUIRTED CHEMICAL"GOLD " ONTO PT. DX: NITRIC ACID CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
3YOM-INHALED FUMES FROM SULFURIC ACID WHILE AT DAY CARE-BUILDING WAS EV ACUATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2002Age: 21 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
FORMIC ACID TO THIGH LEG 2ND DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2002Age: 21 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Floors or flooring materials
21 M/O F INJURED BOTH HANDS WHEN CRAWLED ONTO NITRIC ACID THAT HAD SPIL LED ON FLOOR AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Bottles or jars
GOT INTO BOTTLE OF SULPHURIC ACID AND SPILLED ON LEGS. DX: BOTH LEG BU RNS-CHEMICAL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/28/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids, Containers
EXPOSED TO HYDROFLOURIC ACID WHEN COUSIN AND HE WERE "INTO " CONTAINERO F ACID. COUSIN HAD BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Containers
CHEMICAL BURN UPPER LEG WHEN PLAYING IN CONTAINER OF HYDROCHLORIC ACIDT HAT DAD USED IN AIR CONDITIONING WORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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