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Accidents - Chemistry sets or science kits - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 87
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:81
6-15 years old:6
Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:75Wrist:6
All Of Body:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/28/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Chemistry sets or science kits
HURT SELF ON SCIENCE KIT WITH SHARP OBJECT DX: MINOR PUNCTURE WOUND TO L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemistry sets or science kits, School laboratory chemicals
INGESTED *** FROM AN OLD CHEMISTRY SET, AT HOME, PT HAS ORANGE STAINSAR OUND HIS MOUTH. DX; POSSIBLE *** INGESTION
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 01/03/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Chemistry sets or science kits
3 YO M FOREIGN BODY REMOVED FROM NOSTRIL CHILD PUT CRYSTAL UP NOSE FROM HOME SCIENCE KIT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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