Accidents - Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,374
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	44
Year 1999:	133
Year 2000:	123
Year 2001:	110
Year 2002:	261
Year 2003:	85
Year 2004:	151
Year 2005:	82
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	189
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	160

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	704	All Of Body:	179
Hand:	138	Finger:	80
Lower Arm:	79	25 - 50% Body:	76
Lower Trunk:	66	Face:	34
Shoulder:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/06/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
16 YOM CARBERATOR CLEANER SPRAYED IN FACE, WASHED FACE THEN WHILE WASHI NG FACE GOT IT IN EYES DX:CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITS,HYDROCARBON INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
PT GOT BRAKE CLEANER IN EYES DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
^WAS WAXING A CAR VERSUS WAS OPENING A CAR WAS&ACCIDENTALLY SPLASHED SL EF INTO EYE, C/O REDNESS&IRRITATION>>CHEM CONJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Motor vehicles or parts
SHOULDER STRAIN-PAIN AFTER WAXING HIS RV-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
GETTING AUTO CLEANSER IN EYE CONJUCTIVITIS OD CHEMICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Motor vehicles or parts
23 YO M ACID BURNS TO FINGERS WHILE POLISHING TRUCK GOT ACID UNDER FINGER NAILS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
24 YOM USING MOTOR CLEANER NEAR CANDLE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO FOREARM UNKNOWN FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
PT SUST BURN TO HAND FROM CAR CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
PATIENT SUSTAINED A CORNEAL ABRASION & CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS AFTER WORKING W/BRAKE CLEANER & RUBBING HIS EYES W/CONTACTS IN THEM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
WAXING CARS, SUDDEN ONSET SHARP L GROIN PAIN, DX; L GROIN STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
PT WORKING ON VEHICLE, GOT CARBARATOR CLEANER IN EYE. DX: RIGHT EYE IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT WAS HELPING STRIP WAX/PAINT FROM CAR WHEN CAME IN CONTACT W/WATER ST EAM (PREPOL) FUMES. DX. CHEMICAL INJURY TO EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Aerosol containers
18 YO MALE DROPPED INFLAMMABLE SPRAY CLEANER WHILE WORKING ON CARAND IT EXPLODED - 2ND DEGREE BURNS FACE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
WAXING AND POLISHING CAR AND C/O EYE PAIN THINKS ALUMINUM IN EYE DX FB TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
CAR CLEANER SPRAYED IN EYES DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
CONTACT DERMATITIS ON HANDS-@ FRIEND'S HOUSE-WAS CLEANING VALVE COVERSW / CAR "***" WHEN HER HANDS STARTED TO BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
19 Y/O W/M ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED CARBURATOR CLEANER IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
FACIAL SWELLING AFTER PASSING CONSTRUCTION SITE SMELLING ENGINE CLEANER DX:FACIAL SWELLING FROM ALLERG REACTION OF ENGINE CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
24 YO MALE HAD CAR WAX SPLASHED INTO EYE AT CAR WASH CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
PT STATES HE WAS CLEANING AND WAXING HIS CAR AND BROKE OUT INTO HIVES ON TRUNK , ARMS AND LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
20 YO M HAD CARBURATOR CLEANER SPLASHED IN EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
ACID EXPOSURE R HAND - GOT CHROME CLEANER ON HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2001	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2001	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: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2000	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2000	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: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/1997	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/1997	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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