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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 475
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| PT DX SKIN RASH GENERALIZED - STARTED YESTERDAY AFTER PATIENT CAME IN CONTACT WITH FURNITURE POLIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes, Aerosol containers |
| FOUND IN BATHROOM OF *** WITH DECREASED RESPONSIVENSS, HAD BEEN HUFFING DUST OFF SPRAY/ FLOMINATED HYDROCARBON INHALANT ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| CAUGHT HUFFING FURNITURE POLISH,WHILE IN JAIL THREATENED TO KILL HIMSEL F/ SUICIDE THREAT, SITUATIONAL ANXIETY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY SPLASED WAX IN EYE DX CHEMICAL BURN TO RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes, Aerosol containers |
| PT HUFFED ***/DUST OFF INHALENT AT PARTY. FELT HEART RACING. NOW ANXIOU S. D:PANIC ATTACK LIKELY SECONDARY TO INHALANT USE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| PT SPLASHED IN EYE WITH FURNITURE REFINISHER. DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| FOREARM BURNS-PLAYING GAME OF CHICKEN W/ FRIENDS-USING *** & CIGARETTEL IGHTER-ARM BURNED-@ HOME-FD NOT PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| 20 YOF WAS WEARING CONTACT LENS; USING PLEGE FURNITURE POLISH; GOT SOME IN LEFT EYE. CONJUNCTIVITIS, LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2001 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes, Refrigerators |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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