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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,054
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids, Air conditioners |
| PATIENT WAS CLEANING THE AIR CONDITIONER WITH ACID WHEN THE ACID CLEANER DROPPED AND SPLASHED ON HIM. DX-ACID BURNS, LOWER ARMS, LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Acids, Batteries |
| PT HAD A BATTERY EXPLODE AND THE ACID WENT INTO BOTH EYES SUSTAINED A C HEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS TO BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| 44 YOM SPLASHED WITH SULFURIC ACID CHEMICAL BURN HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | 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: Acids |
| PTC/O CHEST TIGHTNEN S/P FUME INHALATION COMING FROM UPSTAIRS APT. (SULFURIC ACID) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Acids |
| PT C/O MILD DIZZYNESS S/P SMELLING SULFURIC ACID FUMES USED BY TENANT IN UPSTAIRS APARTMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 38 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Acids |
| 38 YOM CLEANING DRAIN INHALED SULFURIC ACID AND VAPORS ANOXIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| BURNED WITH CLEANING SOLUTION-HYDROFLUORIC ACID BURNS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Acids |
| AT HOME AND ACCIDENTLY SPLASHED SULFURIC ACID INTO EYES. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS TO EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 47 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: Acids |
| SMELLING SULPHURIC ACID INHALATION INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | 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: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PATIENT SPILLED HYPDRFOURIC AND NITRIC ACID ON NECK AND AROUND MOUTH. NO OTHER DETAILS NOTED. D: ACID BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| 29 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES. PT GOT SPLASHED W/ACID WHILE CLEANING A HOUSE, ACCIDENTLY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO HYDROFLURIC ACID. DX: CHEMICAL BURN R DIGITS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| ACID THROWN IN FACE BURN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Acids, Swimming pools |
| SPLASHED MIRATEC ACID INTO R EYE WHILE POURING INTO POOL. CHEMICAL CONJ UNCTIVITIS R EYE.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT SPLASHED BATTERY ACID ON HAND AT HOME, 1ST DEGREE BURN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids, Swimming pools |
| CLEANING SWIMMING POOL WITH MURIATIC ACID AND IT SPILLED ON HIS FOOT BU RNING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN HE POURED SOME MURIATIC ACID ONTO LEFT ANKLE C HEMICAL BURN TO ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Acids |
| CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - GOT MURIATIC ACID IN RIGHT EYE WHILE CLEANING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | 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: Acids |
| 39 Y.O. W MALE W/CHEMICAL BURNS TO HANDS. PT STS HE WAS WASHING HIS TRU CK W/ACID & INJ SELF @ HOME. E9241 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT. WAS CLEANING OUT HIS BATHTUB WITH SULFURIC ACID WHEN HE SPLASHED IT ON HIS LOWER LEG- RESUTLING IN A CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Acids, Pipes |
| WORKING ON SOME PLUMBING PIPES AS HIS GIRLFRIEND POURED SOME SULFUR ACID INTO DRAIN AND HE INHALED SOME FUMES. SULFUR ACID EXPOS. $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Acids |
| PT. DROPPED ACID ON HIS FOOT, RESULTING IN OSTEOMYELITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PATIENT RECEIVED CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES BILATERAL, GOT ACID IN EYES. DX-BILATERAL CORNEAL IRRITATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT POURED MIRIATIC ACID ON LEFT LOWER ARM SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURNS TO ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| MILD CHEMICAL BURN TO SCROTUM-C/O SPILLING ACID ON GROIN AREA YEST ERDAY. C/O BURNING WITH IRRITATION TO AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION - S/P FB TO EYES /CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE W/UNKNOWN LIQUID (ACID). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| ACID BURNS ACID BURNS FACE BILATERAL ARMS, FEET, LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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