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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 212
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/04/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 09/15/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 08/14/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 05/17/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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: 05/10/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 02/07/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 01/18/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: 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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