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Accidents - School laboratory chemicals - 16-25 years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 212
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:176Finger:30
Wrist:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/04/2006Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals
PT IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY CLASS, INHALED FUMES FROM MIXTURE OF SULFURIC A CID, DX COUGH, CHEST PAIN & POSSIBLE ESOPHAGEAL CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2006Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals
CHEMICAL INHALATION - 17 YOF WAS IN CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL AND INHAL ED FUMES FROM AMMONIA AND COPPER SULFATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2006Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals
PATIENT IS GRAD STUDENT AT CALTECH WHO WAS EXPOSED TO HYDROFLUORIC GAS WHILE WORKING IN RES LAB. DX-ASTHMA 2ND TO INHALED CHEMICALS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2006Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: School laboratory chemicals
PT SPILLED NITRIC ACID IN CHEMISTRY CLASS. DX: NITRIC ACID EXPOSURE L RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2006Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals, Glass tubing or test tubes
PATIENT TOOK BEAKER AND DRANK POTASSIN/PERMANGANATE IN CHEMISTRY CLASS, TOLD BY FRIENDS WOULD FEEL GOOD IN MOUTH, POSSIBLY NONE SWALLOWED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/2006Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals
PT INHALED SULFA CHEMICAL IN CHEM CLASS AT SCHOOL. DX: MILD CHEMICAL IN HALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2006Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals, Glass tubing or test tubes
PT @ SCHOOL MIXING SODIUM HYDROXIDE AND COPPER NITRATE SPILLED BEAKER ONTO ARM 20MIN LATER FELT BURNINGTO WRIST. DX LEFT WRIST 2ND DEGREE BU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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