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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 790
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/12/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits |
| 16YOM LACERATION TO HAND CUT ON GLASS PIPETTE AT SCHOOL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits |
| PLAYING WITH CHEMISTRY SET, PLASTIC TUBE WENT THROUGH THUMB DX: PUNCTU RE WOUND/LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits |
| 16 YOM BROKE A GRADUATED CYLINDER IN CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL SUSTAINI NG A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits, Matches |
| PT IN AP CHEM CLASS PUT ETHANOL INTO LARGE WATER JUG & DROPPED A MATCH IN CAUSING EXPLOSION. FD NS. DX: R HAND SUPERFICIAL PART THICK BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/26/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits, Paper products |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HAND WITH BIOLOGY DISSECTION PROBE SHE TOO K HOME FROM SCHOOL,WAS STABBING A PIECE OF PAPER, PROBE IN HAND; FB REM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits |
| MIXING CHEMICALS IN CHEMISTRY LAB AT SCHOOL AND THE CHEMICALS CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN - HAND - FD INVOLVEMENT NOT MENTIONED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits |
| WORKING IN LAB AT U OF I WHERE SHE IS A STUDENT CUT HAND ON A STERILE GLASS AGAR PLATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits |
| PT BURNED HAND ON A BUNSEN BURNER AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER HAND FROM A PIPETTE AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits |
| 19 YO M DOING A CHEMISTRY PROJECT CUT HAND ON TEST TUBE LAC HAND TENDON INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits |
| PATIENT SCRUBBING A GRADUATED CYLINDER IN CHEMISTRY CLASS WHEN GLASS BR OKE CUTTING HAND; HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits |
| IN CHEMISTRY CLASS AT 1130 AT SCHOOL HOT BURNING MAGNESIUM ROLLED ONTO HIS HANDS DURING CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENT. DX THERMAL BURNS HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2001 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2000 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2000 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2000 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2000 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/1998 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits, Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/1998 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/1998 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits, Bottles or jars |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/1997 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chemistry sets or science kits |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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