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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,111
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| 16 YO F EXPOSED TO SULFUR IN CHEMISTRY LAB AT SCHOOL, NOW SOB HAS SULFU R ALLERGY. DX ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 21 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 WITH COUGH AND GREENISH SPUTUM. THINKS POSSIBLE ALLERGIC RXN TO ACID S WHILE STUDENT IN CHEM LAB AT UNIVERSITY. LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/26/2009 | Age: 20 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 CHEMISTRY LAB, WORKING WITH NITROBENZINE, C/O DIZZINESS DX;; TO XIC CHEMICAL INHALATION / EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2009 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT W/ DIFFICULTY BREATHING. THINKS HE INHALED CHEMICAL FUMES DURING ORG ANIC CHEMISTRY LAB. CHLOROFORM, ZINC ACETATE, METHANOL. LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| PT IS A STUDENT @ CALTECH WAS WORKING IN LAB WHEN CHEMICALS EXPLODED 75 0 DEGREES CELCIUS-CHEMICAL EXPOSURE- UPDATED 111908 TO SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| TOXIN EXPOSURE/20YOM IN LAB AT COLLEGE INHALED FORMALDAHIDE & METHYL AL COHOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals, School equipment |
| IN CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL BURNING METHANE UNDER A FUME HOOD, BREATHI NG SMOKE, BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING; LIKELY VOCAL CORD DYSFUNCT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2007 | 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 |
| PATIENT WITH H/O VCD AND ASTHMA HAVING RESPIRATORY DISTRESS WHEN DISECT ING A CAT USING FORMADAHYDE/CHEMICALS IN SCIENCE LAB AT SCHOOL;VCD, AST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| 18 YO F EXPOSURE TO FUMES FROM SULFURIC ACID AND NITRIC ACID IN CLASSROOM AT SCHOOL DURING DEMONSTRATION BY TEACHER NO DIRECT CONTACT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT WAS IN SCHOOL LAB WASHING GLASSWARE W/ METHANOL. DID NOT WASH HANDS BEFORE EATING. METHANOL EXPOSURE. HEADACHE. D: METHANOL EXPOSURE, HA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 05/10/2006 | 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: 03/22/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals, Keys, key rings or key chains |
| CHILD PUT KEY IN SILVER PLATING CHEMICAL (N2,N2O2) AND ORANGE BROWN SWEET SMELLING GAS RELEASED AT SCHOOL - NON TOXIC CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | 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, Keys, key rings or key chains |
| CHILD PUT COPPER KEY IN SILVER PLATING CHEMICAL (N2, N2O2) AND AN ORANG BROWN SWEET SMELLING GAS RELEASED AT SCHOOL - NON TOXIC CHEM EXP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | 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, Keys, key rings or key chains |
| CHILD PUT COPPER KEY IN SILVER PLATING CHEMICAL (N2 AND N2O2) AND AN OR ORANGE-BROWN SWEET SMELLING GAS RELEASED AT SCHOOL - NON-TOXIC CHEM EXP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | 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, Keys, key rings or key chains |
| CHILD PUT KEY IN SILVER PLATING CHEMICAL (N2,N2O2) AND ORANGE BROWN SWEET SMELLING GAS RELEASED AT SCHOOL - NON TOXIC CHEM EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | 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, Keys, key rings or key chains |
| CHILD PUT KEY IN SILVER PLATING CHEMICAL (N2,N2O2)-ORANGE BROWN SWEET SMELLING GAS RELEASED AT SCHOOL - NON TOXIC CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 22 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, Keys, key rings or key chains |
| CHILD PUT COPPER KEY IN SILVER PLATING CHEMICAL (N2, N2O2),BROWN,ORANGE SWEET SMELLING GAS RELEASED IN SCHOOL - NON TOXIC CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| 16 YOF BECAME NAUSEATED AND LIGHTHEADED AFTER INHALING GAS FUMES DURING CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL. GAS FUME INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | 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 |
| 16 YOF DEVELOPED SHORTNESS OF BREATH, LIGHTHEADEDNESS, NAUSEA/VOMITINGA FTER INHALING GAS IN CHEMISTRY CLASS. FUME INHALATION (EXPOSURE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| 17 YOF DEVELOPED DIZZINESS AND SHAKYNESS AFTER INHALING GAS FUMES DURIN G CHEMISTRY. FUME INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | 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 |
| 16 YOF DEVELOPED WEAKNESS AND LIGHTHEADEDNESS AFTER INHALING FUMES DURI NG CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL. GAS FUME INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17 YOFINHALED CHEMICAL FUMES DURING CHEMISTRY CLASS SCHOOL. PANIC ATTAC K. FUME INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17 YOF HAD INHALATION DURING CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL. DEVELOPED HEADA CHE, TIREDNESS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH. CHEMICAL FUMES INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | 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 |
| 16 YOF DEVELOPED NAUSEA AND DIZZINESS AFTER INHALING GAS FUMES DURING C HEMISTRY. FUME INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| 16 YOF DEVELOPED HEADACHE AND NAUSEA, EXPOSURE TO FUMES IN CHEMISTRY GL ASS. FUME INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | 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 |
| 16 YOF DEVELOPED NAUSEA AND VOMITING AFTER INHALING GAS FUMES DURING CH EMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL. GAS INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| 17 YOF WAS EXPOSED TO GAS FUMES DURING CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL. GAS I NHALATION (EXPOSURE TO FUMES) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| 18 YOF DEVELOPED NAUSEA AND SYNCOPE AFTER INHALAING GAS FUMES DURING CH EMISTRY. FUME INHALATION (EXPOSURE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| 17 YOF DEVELOPED HEADACHE AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO GAS FUMES DURING CHEMI STRY. GAS FUME INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| 17 YOF DEVELOPED A SYNCOPAL EPISODE AFTER INHALING GAS FUMES DURING CHE MISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL. FUME INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17 YOF DEVELOPED DIZZINESS AND LIGHTHEADEDNESS AFTER INHALING FUMES DUR ING CHEMISTRY CLASS. GAS FUME INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17 YOF WAS EXPOSED TO GAS FUMES DURING CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL. GAS F UM INHALATION (EXPOSURE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals, School equipment |
| IN CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL, HOOD BROKE AND SHE SNIFFED NITRIC ACIDUP HER NOSE, W/ FREQ COUGH AND NASAL BURNING; STRIDOR S/P NOXIOUS FUMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/1999 | Age: 19 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/1998 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/1998 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/1997 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/1997 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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