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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 519
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| 40 YOM SPLASHED PAINT THINNER IN EYES CAUSING CHEMICAL CONJUCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| 32 YO PAINT THINNER PLASHED IN EYES CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Containers |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SWALOWED PAINT THINNER THINKING IT WAS HIS WATER JUG AC CIDENTAL POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/29/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT. USED PAINT THINNER WEDS, NAUSEA SINCE THURSDAY WITH ONE EPISODE OF VOMITING FEELING DIZZY. DX. ACUTE HA, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| 28 YOM STATES HE WAS EXPOSED TO PAINT THINNER 3 DAYS AGO. CLAIMS HE INHALED IT. HAS HAD 2 BRIEF EPISODES OF L CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, First aid equipment |
| HAND CHEMICAL BURNS-@ HOME-SPILLED PAINT THINNER ON ACE WRAP ON HIS HAN D-THEN TRIED TO LIGHT A MATCH-BURNED ON FLAMES-FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2004 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT AGITATED, HALLUCINATING, PSYCHOTIC AFTER SNIFFING PAINT THINNER. TES TS POSITIVE FOR AMPHETAMINE & THC. D: POLYSUBSTANCE ABUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2004 | Age: 44 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: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT INHALING LACQUER THINNER STRAIGHT FOR TWO DAYS DEVELOPED SEVERE HEAD ACHE AND NAUSEA INHALATION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 01/31/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PATIENT HAD PAINT THINNER SPLASH INTO EYES AT HOME. DX: CORNEAL ABRASIONS/CHEMICAL TO EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| CHEMICAL EXPOSURE FROM USING ORANGE SAFE PAINT THINNER TO HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT. HAD CONJUNCTIVITIS AND ACUTE PAIN TO EYE WHEN HE SPLASHED PAINTTHIN NER IN HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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