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Accidents - School laboratory chemicals - 16-25 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 146
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Arm:73Ankle:67
Eyeball:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/29/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
SPILLED SILVER NITRATE ON LT LATERAL ANKLE/ SILVER NITRATE BURN LT ANKL E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: School laboratory chemicals
PT GOT A DROP OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE IN EYE DURING AN EXPERIMENT IN BIOLO GY CLASS. D: RIGHT EYE EXPOSURE TO NAOH & CUPRIC SULFATE - NO INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
16YOM IN CHEMISTRY CLASS, UNKNOWN ACID SPILLED AND PT INADVERTENTLY LAI D ARM IN SPILL DX:2ND DEGREE CHEM BURN FOM UNKNOWN CHEMICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
IN CHEMISTRY CLASS, CHEMICAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND K CHLORATE AND SULFER S DIOXIDE. DX 1ST DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN RIGHT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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