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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 665
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2010 | Age: 28 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: Acids, Pipes |
| DX ACID BURN TO R EYE W SHALLOW CORNEAL DEFECT: 28YOM US'G MURATIC ACID TO CLEAN DRAIN CLOG; SPLASHED INTO R EYE,+REDNESS TO SCLERA/EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 38 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 |
| 38 YOM ACID SOMEHOW GOT INTO EYE. DX-CHEMICAL BURN EYE, PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids, Day wear |
| 50 YOM CHEMICAL ACID WENT THRU PANTS, BURNED LEG. DX CHEMICAL BURN THIG H |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| 31 YO M STEPPED IN ACID WHILE CLEANING OUT GARAGE AT HOME. DX CHEMICAL BURNS TO FEET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| 49 YOF PT C/O EYE PAIN S/P SPLASHING ACID IN EYE. ACID CORNEAL BURN R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| 26YOM CLEANING BOAT WITH AN ACID AND SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURNS TO FEET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| 47YOM, WASHING TRAUCK WITH A CLEANER THAT HAD ACID IN IT, CHEMICAL BURN TO FINGERTIPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 29 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, Swimming pool chemicals |
| 29YOM CLEANING HIS SWIMMING POOL MIXED MURIATIC ACID AND CHLORINE TOGET HER AND INHALED A YELLOW FUME STARTED TO CHOKE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Acids |
| 33YOF C/O CHEST PAIN WAS EXPOSED TO A BOLIC ACID CLEANER THIS AM DX- CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS, CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2010 | Age: 33 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, Ammonia, household |
| 33 YOF WAS EXPOSED TO SULFUR OR AMMONIA IN APT AND PT THROAT BECAME IRRITATED AND SCRATCHY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Acids |
| 45 YOM EXPOSURE TO ACID AT THE STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | 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: Acids |
| 34 YR OLD FEMALE FOR GOOD LUCK,WASHED BODY AND MOUTH WITH WATER ADDED T O MALTED LEAD,PACKAGE WARNED OF LEAD POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48YOM "FEELS LIKE HE IS BEING POISONED BY HYDROGEN SULFIDE"COMING FROM THE SEWER SYSTEM.DX:CONCERN FOR POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2010 | Age: 41 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, Toilets |
| 41 Y/O/M TRYING TO UNCLOG TOILET USING MIRIATIC ACID BECAME SHORT OF BR EATH THROAT CLOSING DX// EXPOSURE TO TOXIC FUMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| SPLASHED *** ON CHEST DX: PHOSPORIC ACID EXPOSURE1ST DEGREE BURN 1ST DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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