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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,980
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2010 | Age: 23 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: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| 23 YOF C/O INHALATION INJURY, CHEST PAIN, MIXED BLEACH AND AMONIA LAST NIGHT. DX-INHALATION INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | Age: 17 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| 17 YOM ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF AMMONIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| BREATHED IN AMMONIA AT SCHOOL AND BECAME SHOT OF BREATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Tableware and accessories |
| PT DX ACCIDENTAL INGESTION - TOOK A SIP OF AMMONIA THAT WAS IN A CUP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| PT WAS CLEAING WITH AMMONIA AND INHALED FUMES. DX; SOB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2007 | Age: 23 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: Ammonia, household |
| AT HOME PT C/O BREATHED IN AMMONIA,FACE & EYES BURNING,CHEST PAIN DX CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2007 | Age: 23 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: Ammonia, household |
| PT WITH SHORTNESS OF BREATH AFTER ENTERING A BATHROOM THAT WAS CLEANED WITH AMMONIA. D: INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bottles or jars |
| PT STATES A PERSON GAVE HIM AMMONIA MIXED IN A BOTTLE (DID NOT DRINK, T ASSTEDM NOW C/O OF TOUNGE BURNING SENSATION DX: CAUSTIC EXPOSURE TOUNGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| CHEMICAL INHALATION-CLEANING BASEMENT W/ AMMONIA-DEVELOPED DIFFICULTY B REATHING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bleachers |
| DYSPNEA FOR 4 DAYS. APPARTMENT WAS CLEANED WITH AMMONIA AND CHLORINE M IX. DX: ACUTE ASTHMA EXACERBATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/24/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | 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: Ammonia, household, Tableware and accessories |
| ACCID. AMMONIA INGEST: CLEANING W/AMMONIA, CUPS SETTING AROUND,HAD SM CUP AMMONIA,DIDN'T REALIZE AMMONIA IN CUP WITH POP, ,DRANK SM AMT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| PT CLEANING BATHROOM MIXED CLEANERS THAT HAD BLEACH AND AMMONIA IN THEM BECAME SOB DX// INHALATION INJURY PT LEFT BEFORE BEING TREATED |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/19/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | 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: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| CLEANING FLOOR WITH AMONIA AND BLEACH CHEMICAL REACTION EXACERBATION OF ASTHMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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: Ammonia, household, General purpose household cleaners |
| PT, WHO HAD BEEN CLEANING ALL DAY AND USING AMMONIA AND ***, HAS SUDDEN ONSET OF DIZZINESS, NAUSEA. D:CHEMICAL EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| MIXED AMMONIA AND *** TOGETHER AND MOPPED FLOOR INHALED FUMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2005 | Age: 23 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: Ammonia, household, Rugs or carpets |
| CLEANING CARPET AND INHALED A "CLOUD" OF AMMONIA AND CAT URINE. CHEMIC AL GASTROENTERITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| PT C/O DIFFICULTY BREATHING AFTER CLEANING BATHROOM WITH BLEACH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2005 | Age: 24 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: Ammonia, household |
| PT SUST INHALATION OF AMONIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| PATIENT FAINTED AFTER MIXING AND ACCIDENTALLY INHALING FUMES OF BLEACH AND AMMONIA TO MOP WITH. DX-INHALATION FUMES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| INHALED ***, AMMONIA MIXTURE DX. TOXIC INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| PT HAD KNOWN EXPOSURE TO AMMONIATHAT SHE WAS USING TO CLEAN A WALL., P T APPEARED PALE & LETHARGIC. DX: AMMONIA INHALATION, MARIJUANA USE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| PT AT MOTHERS HOUSE WHO WAS CLEANING WITH AMMONIA FIVE MONTHS PREGNANT DEVELOPED NAUSEA AND VOMITING AMMONIA INHALATION EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | 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: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| INHALED AMONIA AND BLEACH. DX CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| 16 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHEMICAL INHALATION. PT WAS ABOUT 15 FT AWAY FROM AM ONIA @ SCHOOL & THROAT STARTED BURNING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| INHALATION OF AMONIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| EXPOSURE TO TRANIENT RESPRITORY IRRITANT.PT WAS AT A ***BASEBALL GAME A ND AMMONIA AND *** CAME FROM WAREHOUSE AND PT SOB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| EXPOSURE TO TRANIENT RESPRITORY IRRITANT.PT WAS AT A BASEBALL GAME AND AMMONIA AND *** DRIFTED FROM WAREHOUSE & PT HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| EXPOSURE TI TRANIENT RESPRITORY IRRITANT.PT WAS A T A BASEBALL GAME AND A AMMONI A AND *** SMELL CAME FRON WAREHOUSE AND PT WAS SOB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2003 | 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: Ammonia, household |
| DRANK A SMALL AMOUNT OF AMMONIA DX. INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 21 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: Ammonia, household |
| PATIENT WITH ASTHMA FLARE-UP SINCE BEING EXPOSED TO TO DUST AND AMMONIA WHILE CLEANING APARTMENT 2 WEEKS AGO. D:ASTHMA EXACERBATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Drain cleaners |
| 2 DAYS AGO THE CHEMISTRY TEACHER MIXED AMONIA AND ***, SINCE THEN HAS H AD A COUGH AND WHEEZING. DX. ACUTE ASTHMATIC BRONCHITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2001 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2001 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2000 | Age: 22 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2000 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Sinks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2000 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/1999 | Age: 24 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: Ammonia, household, Manual cleaning equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/1999 | Age: 18 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: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/1999 | Age: 24 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: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/1999 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/1998 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | 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: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/1998 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/1997 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | 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: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/1997 | Age: 18 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: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/1997 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/1997 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | 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: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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