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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 997
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 24 YR OLD BLACK MALE BIBEMS TO ED AFTER CHEMICAL EXPOSURE (PEPER SPRAY) TO LT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT ***D TO FACE SUST BURN TO EYE# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT SUS CHEM CONJ TO EYES AFTER BEING SPRAYED WITH *** BY A BOUNCER AT A CLUB% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| VASOVAGAL EPISODE - STATUS POST TASES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. PATIENT STATES HEART HURTS AFTER HE WAS TASED TIMES TWO BY POLICE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS "***" IN EYE LAST NIGHT, NO DETAILS, DX CONJUNCTIVITIS EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED IN EYES W/ PEPPER SPRAY WHILE @ A BAR DX;# CHEM ICAL (R) EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT TO HAVE TAZER REMOVED FROM CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 16 YO MALE SPRAYED IN THE FACE WITH PEPPER SPRAY. DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCT IVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| CHASED BY POLICE&GOT *** YESTERADY, NOW COMES WITH KNEE PAIN>>SPRAIN >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| WAS SPRAYED WITH PEPPER SPRAY CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| C/O GRAUDAL ONSET OF RASH TO THE ARM AFTER GOT SPRAYED TO THE AREA WITH PEPPER SPRAY>>RASH |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/11/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS TO BOTH EYES - S/P DUE TO CHEMICAL EXPOSURE, GOT PEPPER SPRAY IN THE STREET PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PATIENT WAS SPRAYED TO THE BILATERAL EYES WITH PEPPER SPRAY, C/O REDNESS & PAIN. DX-BILATERAL CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Keys, key rings or key chains |
| DX PEPERR SPRAY EXPOSURE:PT'S 12MO PLAY'G W "PUNCH II" PEPPER SPRAY CON TAINER.ON MOM'S KEYCHAIN. BIT DEVICE W DISCHARGED. PT DEVELOPED H2O EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS TO LT EYE - S/P BIBEMS AFTER BEING SPRAYE D W/*** TO BOTH EYES 2 HRS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 19YO HISP MALE AT HOME WITH HALLUCINATION-COMBATIVE,PT FAMILY CALLED PD TASED PT 2X'S-ADMITS 2 USING GLASS+CANNABIS,DX ALTERED MENTAL STATUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| REPORTS WAS RANDOMLY SPRAYED WITH *** THRU HER CAR WINDOW,C/O EYE BURNN ING SENSATION>>CHEM CONJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| *** SPRAYED IN EYES. DX EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS FACE W CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIES. PEPPER SPRAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| *** IN THE EYE. CHEMICAL EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| FD BY POLICE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WITH AMS, FELL HITTING HEAD T O THE GROUND, +*** AS WELL>>LAC/SUBS ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 17 Y/O M INJURED L UPPER BACK WHEN TAZED OR TASED BY S.O. AT HOME. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND UPPER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS PEPPER SPRAYED IN THE EYE 2 DAYS AGO C/O BLURRED VISION AND PAIN X 2 DAYS. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT C/O SOB,EYE IRRITATION S/P ***D IN THE FACE.DX EYE IRRITATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| SPRAYED IN EYES WITH PEPPER SPRAY. DX CONJUCTIVITIS 2ND TO PEPPER SPRA Y EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| POLICE CALLED TO DOMATIC DISPUTE WHERE PT WAS ARRESTED&GOT INTO FIGHT W ITH OFFICER&GOT TAZERED, ASKING POLICE TO KILLHIM>>ETOH=0.151 INTOX/PSY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT GOT PEPPER SPRAY IN HER FACE - BURNING TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS SPRAYED IN FACE W/ PEPPER SPRAY. EYES ARE RED, TEARING. LEFT W/O BEING SEEN. NO OTHER DETAILS. DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT TAZED BY POLICE, FELL & HIT BACK OF HEAD ON CONCRETE. + ETOH. HEAD INJURY, ETOH INTOXICATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| ACCIDENTLY SHOT SELF IN FINGER WITH TAZER DX: FB LT 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PEPPER SPRAY EXPOSURE, AT SCHOOL- COUGHING, & DIFF. BREATHING DX: EXPOSURE, RESPIRATORY- FROM PEPPER SPRAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| DIZZY AFTER BAD SMELL CAME FROM VENTILATION SYSTEM @ SCHOOL- SOMEONE SPRAYED PEPPER SPRAY IN VENTS. DX EXPOSURE RESP- FROM PEPPER SPRAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS SPRAYED WITH *** IN THE L EYE. EYE WAS IRRIGATED. HAD IMMED BURN ING, TEARING, BLURRY VISION AFTER IRRIGATION. DX CHEM CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS TAZED. DETAILS UNKNOWN. DX: PW BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS AT BAR WHERE FIGHT HAD BEEN POLICE HAD USED PEPPER SPRAY AND PT WALKED THROUGH AND INHALED IT PT IS +ETOH DX- CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PRESENTS WITH THE COMPLAINT OF FACIAL BURNING AFTER BEING ***D TODAY >> FACIAL BURNING |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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