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Accidents - Acids - 16-25 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 295
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:82Finger:76
Foot:68Face:67

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/18/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
PT IN APARTMENT WITH SULFURIC ACID PASSED INTO DRAINS - C/O MILD NAUSEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
PT C/O HEADACHE AND NAUSEA AFTER SULFURIC ACID FUME EXPOSURE AT FROM NEIGHBOR'S APRATMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
PT DX EXPOSURE TO SULFIRIC ACID FUME IN BUILDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
PT DX SULFURIC ACID FUMES EXPOSURE - DUE TO ACID INHALATION FROM BASEMENT PIPE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
PT DX SULFURIC ACID EXPOSURE - IN BASEMENT APARTMENT WHICH CAME THROUGH PIPE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
CHEMICAL BURN LEFT RING FINGER-PT SPILLED ACID ON HIS LEFT HAND 2 DAYS AGO. NOW C/O PAIN AND REDNESS TO FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
HAD FACIAL TODAY W/GLYCOLIC ACID. BURNS TO FACE. 1ST DEGREE CHEMICAL BU RN OF FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2002Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PRESENTING 2ND.DEGREE BURN TO RT.FOOT WHEN BURN WITH ACID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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