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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 836
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Windshield wiper fluids |
| PT WAS DEICING WINDSHIELD OF CAR WITH AEROSOL METHANOL. SQUIRTED CONTEN TS INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| BILATERAL CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS-ACCIDENTLY SPRAYED *** BUG SPRAY IN B OTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PT DROPPED AN AEROSOL CAN ON HER FOOT DX: FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PT OPENED AN AEROSOL CONTAINER WHICH EXPLODED INTO FLAMES SUSTAINED A T HERMAL BURN TO BOTH FOREARMS NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| 41 YOM BUG SPRAY IN EYES AT HOME DX CHEMICAL CONJUCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SUSTAINED BURNS TO BOTH HANDS WHEN SPRAY PAINT CAN EXPLODED STATES HE WAS USING A CANDLE FOR LIGHT WHILE SNIFFING PAINT FIRE DEPT NOT PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PT SPRAYING ROACH SPRAY AT HOME THROUGH AN AEROSOL CAN ACCIDENTLY SPRAY ED SELF IN THE EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PT WAS IN HER APT ATTEMPT TO USE CAN OF HAIR SPRAY AND THE CAN EXPLODED BURN TO LT FACE,ARM AND BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Metal containers |
| INJURED BY EXPLODING AEROSOL CAN IN BURNING BARRELL/BURNS TO FACE ANDRT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PT DX EYE PAIN - DUE TO EXPOSURE TO AEROSOL SPRAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| CHEMICAL CONJUCTIVITS - GOT SPRAY PAINT IN EYES ON 5/1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Aerosol containers, General purpose household cleaners |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN ELBOW WITH A BIG CAN OF WINDOW CLEANER WHILE WORKIN G AT HOME. CONTUSION TO RIGHT ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| 32 Y/O FEMALE WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE DROPPED A SPRAY CAN ON HER LT FOOT C ONTUSING HER LT 3RD TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| 38 Y.O. B MALE W/ LAC TO HAND. PT WAS BURNING SOME TRASH & AN AEROSOL C AN CAME OUT OF THE FIRE & HIT HIS HAND. E9208 NS IF FD ATTD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| DURA-GLOSS-SEMI-GLOSS BLACK SPRAY PAINT CAN EXPLODED IN FACE AT KRAGEN AUTO PARTS DX: SPRAY PAINT EXPOSUREWITH KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| CHEMICAL INHALATION - TOP POPPED OFF CAN OF INSECT FOGGER, MAY HAVE INH ALED SOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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