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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 333
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/26/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Metal containers |
| PT POURED PAINT THINNER ON CAMPFIRE & CAN EXPLODED. FD NS.DX: SECOND DEG BURNS 20% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PAINT THINNER SPLASHED IN EYE, WAS WEARING CONTACTS DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Nonglass bottles or jars |
| ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED PAINT THINNER THAT WAS IN AN ARROWHEAD WATER BOTTL E DX: HYDROCARBON INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2004 | Age: 22 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: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT CAME TO THE ED AFTER INHALING PAINT THINNER FUMES TO GET HIGH- DEVEL OPED DIZZINESS HEADACHE AND DYSPNEA- INHALTION OF NOXIOUS FUMES |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/16/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT BROKE OUT IN RASH EXPOSED TO PAINT THINNER. DX: ALLERGIC DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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