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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,754
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/18/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 37 YOM, FB REMOVED, PT HAD *** BARB STUCK IN CHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| SPRAYED SELF WITH PEPPER SPRAY ACCIDENTALLY CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS * FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| WAS SPRAYED IN THE FACE WITH *** CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT SUSTAINED ABRASIONS OF THE FACE AFTER BEING TAZED BY POLICE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED IN FACE WITH PEPPER SPRAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| BEING APREHENDED BY POLICE - TAZAR/PEPPER SPRAY/SCUFFLE. L ORBITAL FLO OR FX, FACIAL CONTUSIONS, L KNEE/R ELBOW ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| CHEMICAL BURN TO FACE FROM PEPPER SPRAY AT A CLUB - NOT STATED HOW IT H APPENED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 29 SPRAYED IN FACE W/PEPPER SPRAY DERMATITIS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT SUSTAINED ABRASIONS OF THE FACE FROM BEING TASERRED BY THE POLICE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE FACE BY FALLING ON CEMENT AFTER BEING SHOT WITH A TASER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT INHALED ***. FACE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| GOT SPRAYED IN FACE WITH *** AND SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2007 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Knives |
| BIPOLAR, BARACADED SELF IN A BUILDING C A KNIFE, POLICE TAZERED HIM X2 IN THE CHIN/ABD >> TAZER INJ TO CHIN/ABD/PSYCH EVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 30 YO FEMALE WAS SPRAYED WITH *** CHEMICAL DERMATITIS CHEMICAL DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| GOT ***D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS ACCID SPRAYED W/PEPPER SPRAY DOWNTOWN. DX: EYELID IRRITATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS SPRAYED IN THE FACE WITH ***, THEN SCRATCHED OWN FACE DX: AB LT FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 28 YO BURNS DUE TO CONTACT WITH PEPPER SPRAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 41 YO MALE WAS SPRAYED IN FACE WITH *** CHEMICAL EXPOSURE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 30 YO MALE GOT PEPPER SPRAY IN FACE AND EYES CHEMICAL IRRITATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| SPRAYED W/ PEPPER SPRAY TO EYES/FACE TODAY. CHEMICAL BURN LT NECK & FAC E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 42 YO MALE HAS PEPPER SPRAY IN FACE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| EXPOSE TO *** CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO FACE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 28 YO BM - L SLIGHT CONJUNCTIVITIS , EYE IRRITATION - SPRAYED IN FACE W ITH *** BY POLICE - PT. STATES CAN T. SEE OUT OF L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| SWELLING TO WRISTS AND FACE WAS SHOT WITH A STUN GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Lubricants |
| DX:ABRASIONS ON FACE. TAZERED 3-4 TIMES. FOUND LICKING OIL OFF THE ASPH ALT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| POLICE SPRAYED ***D IN THE DIRECTION OF 32 YO MALE AT BUS STATION*** EX POSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| DX:R FACE HEMATOMA AND LAC. FELL WHILE BEING CHASED BY PLICE . WAS TAZE RED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT DX *** EXPOSURE - C/O BURNING TO FACE AND IRRITATION S/P ***D TO FAC E TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 33 YO MALE WAS HIT IN FACE WITH POLICE NIGHT STICK LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| SPRAYED WITH *** BY GIRLFRIEND CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS/CHEMICAL BURN FA CE & NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| DX:CONJUNCTIVAL INJECTION AND HEMORRHAGE. PT WAS EXPOSED TO PEPPER SPRAY TO EYE AND FACE. NO EYEBALL INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 29 YO M SPRAYED IN FACE WITH *** DYSPNEA DYSPNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS SPRAYED IN THE FACE , POSSIBLY WITH PEPPER SPRAY RESULTING IN A CHEMICA BURN TO THE FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| FACIAL AND ARM IRRITATION - SPRAYED WITH *** "LWBS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2001 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2001 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2001 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2001 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2001 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2000 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2000 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2000 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2000 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/1999 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/1999 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/1998 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/1998 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/1998 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/1997 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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