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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 901
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 43 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 WAS OPUT WITH HIS BUDDIES AND HUFFED 12 AEROSON CANS OF "***" AND BE CAME UNRESPONSIVE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PT WITH CHEMICAL INHALATION FROM "DUST OFF", A COMPUTER HARDWARE CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PT HAND LOCKED FROM USING SPRAY BOTTLES ALL DAY. DX; HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PT WAS BURNING WOOD AT HOME & THINKS A AEROSOL CAN BLEW FROM FIRE & HIT PT IN ARM DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 43 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 |
| PT HAS BEEN HUFFING AN AEROSOL CAN OF "DUST CLEANER" AND DEVELOPED HEAD ACHE AND CHEST PAIN POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PT HAS BEEN ABUSING CO2 FROM A WHIPPED CREAM AEROSOL CAN HUFFING IT FOR FOUR DAYS AND DEVELOPED HEADACHE NAUSEA DRUG ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| REPORTS ACCIDENTALLY GOT HIT ONTO HEAD WITH AIR HORN @ SOCCER GAME >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Glass alcoholic beverage bottles |
| PT STATES A AEROSOL CAN EXPLODED SHATTERING A GLASS BOTTLE THAT HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD DX LACERATION TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Other drugs or medications |
| PRURITIC RASH,B/L LE'S PROB. CONTACT DERMATITIS:PETS @ HOME,THOUGHT HAD FLEA BITES,SPRAYED ***INE SPRAY ON LEGS,RASH BECAME RED,RAISED,ITCHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS HUFFING DUST CLEANER FROM AN AEROSOL CAN, GOT THE CHEMICAL ON HN DS THEN LIT A CIGARETTE AND HANDS CAUGHT FIRE THERMAL BUNR HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| AEROSOL CAN BLEW UP ON HIM, BURNS TO FACE AND TORSO DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| WAS BURING TRASH AND AN AEROSOL CAN EXPLODED. DX BURNS TO FACE, SHOULDE RS, CHEST & ARMS. FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT ATTEND# |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| BURNS FROM BURNING TRASH AND AEROSAL CAN EXPLODED. DX-SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE/EXTREMITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PT WAS AT A BUS STOP AND WAS HUFFING A CAN OF AIR AND HAD A SYNCOPAL EP ISODE AND HIT HIS HEAD. ELOPED. NO OTHER INFO |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT FUND HUFFING AN AEROSOL CAN OF DUST CLEANER SEVERE HEADACHE HUFFING INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| BURNING TRASH AND SPRAY PAINT CAN EXPLODED, BURN TO R FA AND R LEG DX; 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PAINT CAN EXPLODED IN FIRE BURN FOREARM AND THIGH NO FIREDEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PT FOUND IN PARK WITH EMPTY COMPUTER ARESOL CAN, PT LT AMACC: INHALING ARESOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS: BOTH EYES BURNING, IRRATION, OC SPRAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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