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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 580
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| PT ACCIDENLTY SPLASHED *** INTO HIS EYES DX: CHEMICAL EYE BURN DX: CHEMICAL EYE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 49 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: Drain cleaners |
| PT C/O COUGH AND SOB AFTER INHALING OF DRAIN CLEANER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 41 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: Drain cleaners, Sinks |
| CHEMICAL INHALATION - 41 YOF PUT IN *** IN THE KITCHEN SINK THE NIGHTBE FORE, GOT UP IN THE AM AND ADDED MURIATIC ACID, DEVELOPED SOB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| PT STEPPED INTO DRAIN CLEANER WHILE BAREFOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| PT.REPORTED SHE HAD SPLASHED *** ON HERSELF SUSTAIN BURNS TO FOREHEADLT .ARM AND RT.EYE WITH REDNESS. DX-CHEMICAL BURN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| PT WAS USING A CHEMICAL AGENT CALLED ZEP TO CLEAN DRAINS, ALKALOID BASED PRODUCT, BURNT HIS FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | 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: Drain cleaners |
| PT BROUGHT IN FOR INGESTION OF DRAIN CLEANERDX: OVERDOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 48 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: Drain cleaners |
| 48 YOM POURED *** IN DRAIN BACKSPLASH INTO EYESCHEMICAL CONJUCTIVITIS UCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| DX CHEMICAL BURN LEFT EYE: USING CRYSTAL *** AT HOME, GOT SOME IN EYE, HEARD SIZZLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | 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: Drain cleaners |
| INHALED FUMES ACUTE ASTHMA EXACERBATION FROM DRAIN CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| CHEMICAL BURN FOREARM - WAS AT *** AND SOME DRAIN CLOG REMOVER SPLASHED ONTO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 40 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: Drain cleaners |
| PT INHALED CHEMICALS WHILE CLEANING *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| INHALED DRAIN OPENER WHEN TRYING TO UNSTOP SINK DX CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners, General purpose household cleaners |
| PT MIXED *** WITH ANOTHER CLEANER, HAD NOXIOUS FUMES, INHALATION LEFT W ITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| INHALED CHEMICAL TRYING TO UNBLOCK DRAIN INHALATION INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| DRAIN CLEANER SPLASHED IN FACE;SUPERFICIAL BURNS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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