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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 415
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| 22 Y MALE STUCK SELF IN FOREARM W NEEDLE WITH *** CAUSINPUNCTURE WOU ND W CHEMICAL WHILE IN ORGANIC CHEM CLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| SPLASHED HYDROFLORIC ACID ON ARM WHILE WORKING IN LAB AT SCHOOL STATES WEAKNESS AND NUMBNESS TO ARM DX- CHEMICAL BURN AND EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/21/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| PT SPILLED SILVER NITRATE ON ARM IN SCHOOL LAB C/O REDNESS TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| PT SUSTAINED CHEMICAL SPILL TO ARM (BENZYL BROMIDE, NA BICARB, PYRIDINE & OTHERS) WHILE IN CHEMISTRY CLASS. D: CHEMICAL BURN, ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| STUDENT SPILLED FORMIC ACID ON FOREARM DURING CHEMISTRY LAB. D: PARTIAL THICKNESS ACID BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 04/12/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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 |
| Date: 02/28/2000 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/1997 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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