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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 456
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| SPILLED LAQUER THINNER ON GROIN (PT STS NOT WORK RELATED) CHEMICAL BURN 1ST DEGREE BURNS GENTALIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| SPLASHED PAINT THINNER IN EYE MILD CHEMICAL BURN TO OD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 31 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 |
| DRANK UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF PAINT THINNER, THOUGHT IT WAS WATER DX; ACCIDENTAL INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2007 | 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Nonglass bottles or jars |
| ACC INGESTED A MOUTH FULL OF PAINT THINNER WHICH LOCATED IN A H2O BOTTL E " ACC INGESTION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - 50 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH PAIN IN HER LOW BACK SINCE PAINTING HER BEDROOM 5 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| STRAIN WRIST - 26 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LEFT WRIST PAIN - ONSET WHEN PA INTING - TENDERNESS OVER MEDIAL PALMAR WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Grills |
| PT USED UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE (PROB PAINT THINNER) AS LIGHTER FLUID TO LIGHT BBQ & 1GAL CONTAINER BURST. FD NS. DX: 20% TBSA PART THICK BUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/21/2007 | Age: 46 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY DRANK PAINT THINNER THAN VOMITED AND DEVELOPED EYE HEMM ORHAGE DX// ACCIDENTAL INGESTION SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMMORHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2007 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47 Y/O M INJURED L EYE WHEN SPLASHED PAINT THINNER IN IT AT HOME, DX; L EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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