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Accidents - Ammonia, household - 26-50 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 367
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:292Mouth:75

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/27/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
MIXED AMMONIA & BLEACH; NOW VOMITING & HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING. DX: INHALATION CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2008Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
DIFFICULTY BREATHING AFTER INHALING FUMES FROM *** AND AMMONIA WHEN CLE ANIGN. DX. FUME INHALATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2008Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household
PT DX TOXIC EFFECT OF CAUSTIC UNSPECIFIED - PT ACCIDENTALLY DRANK AMMONIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household
ACCIDENTLY DRANKTWO (2) OUNCES OF AMMONIA CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 11/16/2008Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household
PT WAS CLEANING WITH AMMONIA AND DEVELOPE COUGH AND WEAKNESS REACTION T O AMMONIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2008Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Ammonia, household, Motor vehicles or parts
PT GOT A BOTTLE OF AMMONIA PUT IT ON THE BACK SEAT OF CAR, AMMONIA FELL OFF SEAT ONTO FLOOR OF CAR, SPILLED OUT. DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2008Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household
H/O ASTHMA, TODAY WHILE CLEANING WITH AMMONIA, DEVELOPED SHORTNESS OF B REATH WITH WHEEZING>>ASTHMA EXCERBATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, General purpose household cleaners
46 YOF WAS USING *** AND OXICLEAN TO CLEAN BATHROOM AND GOT TO COUGHING AND FELT LIGHTHEADED, ARRIVES TO ED WITH RAPID HEARTRATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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