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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 854
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREHEAD AND HANDS - S/P DUE TO FLAME, EXPLODING AEROSOL CAN WHILE USING SPRAY DEVICE FOR HAIR OVER OPEN GAS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PATIENT SPRAYED IN EYE WITH CLEANING CHEMICAL FROM AERSOL SPRAY CAN AT HOME. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVIS TO RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Automotive chemicals |
| PT WAS CLEANING UP TRASH AFTER WORKING ON HIS TRUCK WHEN AEROSOL CAN OF BRAKE CLEANER CAUGHT FIRE. -FD. DX: 15% TBSA BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Footwear |
| USING A SHOE PROTECTANT & SPRAYED ON SHOES IN CLOSED ENVIRONMENT DX: C HEMICAL INHALATION INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PATIENT HAS BEEN SNIFFING SOME SPRAY CANS TO OBTAIN A HIGH. DX-STATUS POST PAINT SNIFFING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| SPRAY CAN EXPLODED IN HER FACE. DX- =NASAL AND SURROUNDING TISSUE 1-2 D EGREE BURNS JG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT SHOPPING WITH HER DAUGHTER AT K MART WHEN SHE KNOCKED AN AEROSOL CAN OF DEODORANT OFF A SHELF LANDING ONTO LEFT FOOT CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Benches |
| PATIENT WAS FOUND ON A BUS BENCH HAVING A GRAND MAL SEIZURE AND HAD A "HUFFING" INHALANT WITH HIM. DX-SEIZURE, PROB. SECONDARY TO HUFFING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| A CAN OF AEROSOL INSULATION BLEW UP IN PATIENTS FACE AT HOME. DX: FOREIGN SUBSTANCE EXPOSURE TO FACE, SCALP, AND HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Furniture |
| 49YFC USING A CAN OF BUG SPRAY TO SPRAY FURNITURE FOR FLEAS AND LICE IN CLOSED APARTMENT SHORT OF BREATH/INHALATION EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 50 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS SITTING IN A CAR AND A CAN OF BEAR SPRAY ACCIDENTLY DISCHARGED I NTO PT'S EYES. DX: ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF IRRITANT IN TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| AVULSION RIGHT UPPER ARM-THREW AEROSOL CAN ON FIRE-IT EXPLODED STRUCK A RM-NO FIRE DEPARTMENT MENTIONED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Automotive chemicals |
| PT GOT FIX A FLAT LIQUID INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Liquid room deodorizers or fresheners |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED AEROSOL AIR FRESHENER INTO EYES EYES BURNING DX; CHEMICAL EXPOSURE BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PT AT STORE SOMEONE SPRAYED AN AEROSOL SPRAY AND PT BECAME SHORT OF BRE ATH DX// NOXIOUS FUME EXPOSURE BRONCHOSPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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