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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,343
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/18/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| 50 YOM C/O HAND PAIN CLANING A BOT AND GOT HANDS IN CHEMICAL TO CLEAN THE BOAT. DX-CHEMICAL BURN TO HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| 43 YOF CLEANING OUT CELLAR AT HOME, SPILLED UNKNOWN CHEMICAL ON HAND, B URNS NOW. DX CHEMICAL BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals, Containers |
| 26 YOM MOVING CONTAINERS AND CHEMICAL GOT ON HANDS - CHEMICAL BURN/IRRI TATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| 27YOM GOT UNKNOWN CHEMICAL ON HAND REACHING INTO CARS GLOVE BOX DX: CHE MICAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| 48YOF GOT CHEMICAL FOR TREATMENT OF SEWER LINE ON HANDS AT HOME CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| 49 YO M WITH DRY CRACKED HANDS SINCE USING CHEMICAL CLEANSER. UNSTATED TYPE OF CHEMICAL CLEANSER. LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | 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: Chemicals |
| BURN HAND - 30 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH BURN TO RIGHT HAND FROM ETHER EXPL OSION - FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND - ALSO EYEBROWNS SINGED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| HAND CHEMICAL BURNS-32 Y/O F-DOING MORTAR WORK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Chemicals |
| ACETONE CAUGHT FIRE INJURING HAND BURN HAND---NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| CHEMICAL BURN TO HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals, Floors or flooring materials |
| BURNS TO HANDS AND FEET USING ACETONE ON FLOOR, CAUGHT FIRE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT WORKING ON REFRIGERATION DEVICE WHEN HOT *** SPLASHED ON HAND. D: FU LL THICKNESS DORSAL HAND BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| SWELLING TO HANDS, KNEE PAIN EXPOSED TO LAWN CHEMICAL. DX-CHEMICAL DERMATITIS, DIARRHEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Chemicals, Other ranges or ovens |
| BURNED HAND ON HOT GREASE WHILE COOKING ON STOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chemicals, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS CLEANING BRICKS & HAND WAS EXPOSED TO CHEMICALS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT HAS BURN TO HAND FROM ETHYL ALCOHOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| CHEMICAL DERMATITIS RT HAND.PT USED A CHEMICAL CALLED METALEX AND SOME SPILLED ON HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| 43 YO M 2ND DEGREE CHEMICAL BURNS TO BOTH HANDS FROM *** STAINREMOVER* REMOVER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR A UNKNOWN CHEMICAL BURN TO HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Chemicals |
| BURNED HAND WITH *** DX: R HAND BURN DX: R HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Industrial | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT WORKING IN GARAGE, GOT UNKNOWN CHEMICAL ON HANDS, BURNING & ITCHING DX CHEMICAL BURN VS CONTACT DERMATITIS ON HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT SPILLED ***-LIKE MATERIAL ON HANDS, CHEMICAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | 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: Chemicals, Clothing accessories |
| CHEMICAL DERMATITIS, R SHOULDER SPRAIN & SPASM: WORKING WITH CONCRETE SEALER WEARING CLOTH GLOVES, OPEN AREAS ON HAND NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| CHEMICAL BURNS TO LEGS/HANDS W/BETADINE AND PHOSPHORICACIA DX; 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS HANDS, THIGHS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR CHEMICAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT HAS CHEMICAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| LEFT HAND CELLULITIS.PT WAS USING A CHEMICAL AND NOW HAND IS RED AND SW OLLEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| BURN LT.HAND.PT.REFERS WAS BURN WITH SOME TYPE OF FLUID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PT C/O CHEMICAL BURN TO HAND ON MONDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chemicals, Clothing accessories |
| CHEM EXP RIGHT HAND, PT WAS USING FORMBY'S BUILDUP REMOVER AND PAINT PO LY REMOVER AND IT KEPT EATING THROUGH GLOVES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| FIRST DEGREE BURN.PT.REFERS SPILLING SOME TYPE CHEMICAL ON LT.HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals, Air conditioners |
| BURNED HAND WITH CHLORODIFLUROMETHANE FROM AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WHI LE AT HOME. DX. 1ST DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chemicals |
| PATIENT'S HAND HAD A RASH ON THEM WITH SKIN PEELING. DX-CHEMICAL EXPOSURE HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Chemicals |
| DX:6.5% BURNS TO HAND ADOMEN AND R THIGH. CHEMICAL THROWN ON FIRE FLASH OCCURRED BURNING PT STANDING NEARBY, NS IF FD THERE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| CHEMICAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Chemicals, Aerosol containers |
| 44-YOM SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS FROM FRESHLY SPRAYED UNDERCOAT ON A BOAT, EXPLODED AS HE WALKED AWAY, AT HOME. UNKNOWN FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2001 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2001 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2001 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2001 | 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: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2001 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2001 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2001 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2001 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals, House repair or construction materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2000 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2000 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2000 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2000 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/1999 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/1999 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/1998 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/1998 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/1997 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/1997 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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