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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 207
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT USING AN ACID CLEANER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A CHEMICAL BURN TO BOTH HANDS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/27/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Acids |
| PT SPLASHED BATTERY ACID IN EYES TODAY AT HOME DX// CORNEAL ABRASION BILAT EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Acids |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS - 23 YOM WAS IN CHEMISTRY LAB AT SCHOOL AND GOT A DROP O F ACID IN RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT PRESENTS W NITRIC ACID BURN TO FOREARM WHEN IN SCHOOL DX:CHEM BURN TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/24/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT BURNED ARM WITH ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids, Contact lenses |
| COUSIN ACCIDENTALLY PUT PATIENT'S CONTACT LENS IN ACID FLUID THENPATIEN T PUT CONTACTS IN EYES. DX-EYES EXPOSUTE TO ACID FLUID, BURNING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2006 | Age: 16 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: Acids |
| PT SPILLED HCI ACID ON RIGHT ELBOW , C/O THROAT TIGHTNESS AND ITCHY ARM S. D: ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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