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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,352
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 33 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 |
| 33YOM TO ER FOR INHALANT ABUSE, WAS HUFFING AIR DUSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Footwear |
| 30 YOM SPRAYING WATER PROOF SPRAY ON BOOTS, SUDDEN SOB. DX ASTHMATIC CR ISIS 2ND TO AEROSOL SPRAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 46 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 |
| VOLATILE SUB. ABUSE/FLUORCARBON INHALATION:KIDNEY INJ:46YOM INHALED (1) CAN "***",CLEANER FOR COMPUTER KEYS "THOUGHT WOULD FEEL BETTER" |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers, General purpose household cleaners |
| 27YOM FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN THE PARKING LOT OF *** AFTER HUFFING FIVE A EROSOL CANS OF "***" POISONING HUFFING ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| CHEMICAL EXPOSURE: 27YOM IN ATTIC @ HOME SPRAYING INDUSTRIAL BUG SPRAY, AFTER FINSIHED,FELT WEAK, S.O.B., NAUSEA, HYDROCESBONS ORGANOPHOSPHATES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| 36 YR OLD MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN AFTER HUFFING DIFLUOROETHANE CLEANE RS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| SUBSTANCE ABUSE - 34 YO MALE INHALED COMPRESSED AIR (DUST CLEANER) - FO UND BY FAMILY UNRESPONSIVE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 36 YOF FOUND ON FLOOR WITH AEROSOL DUSTER CANS AROUND PT. ASYSTOLE. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 12/29/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers, General purpose household cleaners |
| 30YOF SUBSTANCE ABUSE MSUSE HUFFING CLEAN DUST REMOVER FROM A CAN* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| 43YO M FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN A STORE AFTER HUFFING AN AEROSOL CAN OF A CLEANING AGENT POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2009 | 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 |
| 43 M FOOUND UNRESPONSIVE AFTER HUFFING AN AEROSOL CAN OF "CLEANING DUST ER" POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | 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 ABUSING ALCOHOL AND HUFFING FROM AN AEROSOL SPRAY CAN BAC 250 DEVELO PED SEVERE HEADACHE WITH PYSCHOSIS POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PT PRESENTS AFTER "HUFFING" ONE AND A HALF CANS OF KEYBOARD AIR DUSTER FROM AEROSOL CONTAINER. DX INHALENT ABUSE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/03/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| WAS USING COMPUTER AIR CLEANER AEOSOL CONTAINERS TI HUFF ...HUFFING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| PT DX ACUTE HEADACHE - S/P DUE TO EXCESSIVE USE OF BUG SPRAY AT HOME THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 10/01/2008 | 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 07/22/2007 | 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: 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 |
| Date: 11/10/2006 | Age: 38 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, Alcohol |
| HUFFING PAINT, LETHARGIC + ETOH DX TOXIC INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| DYSPNEA AFTER INHALING '***'DX DYSPNEA DX DYSPNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| FD UNRESPONSIVE IN A MV, BEEN SNIFFING/INHALING ON AEROSOL ETHYLCHLORI DE " ETHYLCHLORID ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2006 | Age: 38 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, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| HUFFING METAL SPRAY PAINT IN *** PARKING LOT, WANTS TO DIE, SEEINGBUGS DEX SUBSTANCE ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/16/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| EXPOSED TO INSECT SPRAY ALL OVER DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR INHALATION OF PAINT FUMES WHEN USING SPRAY PAINT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Footwear |
| IN HOTEL FRIEND SPRAYED BOOTS ,COUGHING RESP DISTRESS,INHALATION INJURY 2ND TO ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON ASPIRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/02/2005 | Age: 34 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, Automotive chemicals |
| PENZOIL FIX -A- FLAT CAN EXPLODED, INHALED FUMES. DX; CHEMICAL INHALAT ION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Paint or varnish thinners |
| SPRAY CAN OF PAINT FELL OVER AND FIZZED OUT INHALED FUMES UPPER REP. INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | 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, General purpose household cleaners |
| PT. WAS WALKING PAST BATHROOM AT GROUP HOME LAST NIGHT AND LADY SPRAYED SOME ***, EXPERIENCED COUGHING, CHEST HEAVY. DX. ACUTE ESACERBATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 37 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 INTOXICATED AT A PUBLIC PLACE AND INMHALING AN AEROSOL CAN OF ELECTR ONIC CLEANER HUFFING AND PASSED OUT HYDROCARBON INHALATION/INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2003 | Age: 31 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, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT SNIFFING A CAN OF SPRAY PAINT DEVELOPED SEVERE HEADACHE AND NAUSEA- CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| STATES HE SPRAYED FLEA SPRAY CAUSING CHEST PAINSDX UPPER TRUNK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 30 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, Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| PT HUFFING CARBEURATOR CLEANER FROM AN AEROSOL CANE DEVELOPED TACHYCARD IA AND SEVERE HEADACHE HUFFING POISONING |
| 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 |
| Date: 10/26/2001 | Age: 32 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2001 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2001 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2000 | Age: 26 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2000 | Age: 35 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: Other |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/1998 | Age: 30 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: Other |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/1997 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/1997 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Oven cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/1997 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Aerosol containers, Automotive chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/1997 | Age: 27 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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