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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 468
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Acids, Bicycles or accessories |
| 26 YOM STUDENT POSS. GOT CHEMICALS INCL ACIDS, NA ACETATES IN EYES IN B IO LAB.ALSO WENT ON BIKE RIDE & POSS DUST IN EYES. DX:CORNEAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| WORKING ON LAB PROJECT AND NITRIC ACID SPILLED ONTO LOWER ARMS CHEMICAL BURNS TO LOWER ARMS # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2009 | 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: Acids |
| C/O HAND PAIN AFTER SPILLING AIR CONDITIONER CHEMICAL ONTO HAND. DX-HYDROFLUROTIC ACID BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Acids |
| ACCIDENTLY DRANK MIXTURE OF ACID AND *** DX: TOXIC INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Acids, Ceilings and walls |
| PT C/O RASHES AND REDNESS TO FACE AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO ACID CLEANING SOLUTION HE USED TO CLEAN WALLS DX CONTACT DERMATITIS FACE***** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2009 | Age: 50 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 |
| CHEMICAL BURN TO FOREARM-SULFURIC ACID SPLASHED ON ARM-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| 43YO WHITE MALE CARRYING MURIATIC ACID-DROPPED IT & SPLASHED IN R EYE DX CHEMICAL BURN (ACID) CONJUNCTIVA & CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT WAS CLEANING WITH A SULFURIC ACID PRODUCT AT HOME, ATTEMPTED TO POUR IT DOWN THE DRAIN, IT SPILLED DOWN ARM ONTO THIGH. DX-ACID BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT DX ACID BURN LT 2ND FINGER - SUSTAINED BURN INJURY TO LT 2ND FINGER WITH "BRICK CLEANING ACID" AT HOME YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Acids, Glass tubing or test tubes |
| PT EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM HYDROCHLORIC ACID IN CLASS USING BEAKER AND HA D MASK ON AND OVERCOME BY FUMES DX: HYDORCHLORIC ACID EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Acids |
| PT CLEANING HER GRANDFATHERS DRIVEWAY WITH MURIATIC ACID AND INHALED TH E FUMES THROAT STARTED TO BURN AND COUGH POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Acids, Drain cleaners |
| ACCIDENTALLY SPLASHED SELF INTO EYE WHILE CLEANING WITH DRAIN CLEANER V ERSUS CLEANING FLUID(SULFRIC ACID)>>CHEMICAL CONJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT HAS A CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE FROM ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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