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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 260
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| 11 MONTH OLD FEMALE WAS EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS IN APARTMENT COUGHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| WORKING WITH INSULATION AND HAD TROUBLE BREATHING. ACUTE EXACERBATION OF ASTHMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Ceilings and walls |
| PT JUST HAD HER CONDO REDONE AND NEW INSULATION WAS PLACED IN THE WALLS DEVELOPED HIVES AND TEARING EYES ALLERGIC REACTION TO INSULATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| 43 YOMC WORKED WITH INSULATION A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND HAS FELT SHORT OF BREATH, COUGH AND SORE THROAT/ NO DX |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT EXPOSED TO *** COMPLAINT OF ITCHING, CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PATIENT INGESTED *** AT HOME. DX-INGESTION ***. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT QUESTION ATE INSULATION DRIED FORMALDEHYDE, POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL E XPOSURE APPEARS STABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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