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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 334
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| FOREARM BURN-IN LAB @ COLLEGE-SPILLED COMBO OF NITRIC & SULFURIC ACID O N ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids, Bathtubs or showers |
| CLEANING BATHTUB WHEN ARMS CAME IN CONTACT WITH TOWEL SOAKED THRU WITH ACID. DX: CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids, Liquid drugs |
| MEDICATED SELF FOR PLANTER WARTS ONTO ARM WITH SQUARIC ACID IN ACETONE FOR 2 WEEKS, IN LAST 3 DAYS BEEN HAVING PAIN&BLISTERING>>CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Acids |
| PATIENT STATES CUT FOREARM AND THEN SPILLED ACID IN CUT. DX; LACERATI ON TO FOREARM WITH CELLULITIS |
| 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: 12/10/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT WAS BURNED WITH SULFURIC ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| SPLASHED WITH SULFURIC ACID DX: CHEMICAL BURN R FOREARM / ABD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/1999 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/1999 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/1998 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Acids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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