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Accidents - Automotive chemicals - 16-25 years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 375
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:141Eyeball:118
Lower Arm:69All Of Body:30
Face:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/24/2009Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Automotive chemicals
PT WAS AT HOME USING ALUMINUM CLEANER ON RIMS OF TRUCK CAUSING A HYDROFLUORIC ACID BURN TO RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2009Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Automotive chemicals
BURNED R HAND/L ARM WITH FIRE WHILE LIGHTING A BRUSH FIRE WITH BRAKE FL UID -NO FD DX SM AREA OF 1ST/2ND DEG BURNS UPPER EXTREMITIES *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2009Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Automotive chemicals
PT WITH AUTOMOTIVE FLUID SPLASHED ONTO PT, WITH BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2009Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive chemicals
DX CHEMICAL CONJ: R EYE IRRATION X 3D AFTER GET'G HYDRAULIC FLUID IN EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2009Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Automotive chemicals
PT CHANGING THE ANTIFREEZE IN HIS CAR AND SOME SPLASHED INTO FACE COUG HING AND SORE THROAT CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2009Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Automotive chemicals
1ST DEGREE BURN TO L ARM, PT THOUGHT CAR WAS OVERHEATING AND WAS TAKING OFF RADIATOR CAP TO SEE, FLUID SPLASHED ON ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2009Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Automotive chemicals
ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF TRANSMISSION FLUID-WAS CHANGING TRANSMISSION FI LTER & SWALLOWED SOME FLUID THAT FELL IN HIS MOUTH-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2009Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Automotive chemicals
PT STATES ACCIDENTLY SPLASHED TRANSMISSION FLUID IN EYE DX RT EYE CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2009Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Automotive chemicals
HYDRAULIC OIL TO L EYE DX: CHEMICAL CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/25/2009Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Automotive chemicals
LT EYE IRRITATION: PUTTING GAS TX IN CAR AT LOCAL MALL, SLIPPED ON ICE SPLASHING GAS TX IN EYE, FLUSHED EYE WITH SNOW -BURNING, BLURRED VISION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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