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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,103
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Towels or cloths |
| TOXIC EFFECT OF FUMES-@ NIGHT CLUB-WATCHING PORN VIDEO & HUFFING CARB CLEANER FROM A RAG-CLUB OWNER CALLED POLICE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| BURNED L HAND WITH HOT TRANSMISSION FLUID. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 26 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: Automotive chemicals |
| CHEM IRRITATION OF EYES/AT 7:30P TONIGHT, PT WORKING UNDER CAR AND ENGI NE DEGREASER SPLASHED IN BOTH EYES. FLUSHED EYES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT HUFFING CARBURATOR CLEANER. FOUND SITTING ON SIDE OF ROAD. HAS RINGI NG IN EARS. D: CHEMICAL INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT WORKING ON HIS CAR IN THE STREET, WHEN OPENED RADIATOR WHILE CAR RUNNING, HOT CHEMICALS SPLASHED IN EYES/FACE/ARMS CAUSING BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT SEEN FOR CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO THE EYE WHILE CLEANING THE TRUCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 47 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: Automotive chemicals |
| CHEMICAL BURN BILATERAL HANDS-C/O BURNING TO BOTH HANDS SINCE YESTERDAY WHEN PT GOT ACID AND *** ON THEM. HAS DISCOLORATION TO HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| WAS CLEANING TIRES WITH TIRE CLEANER AND SUSTAINED A CONTACT DERMITITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| SPRAYED WHEEL CLEANER IN EYE - CHEMICAL SPLASH IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT GOT BRAKE FLUID IN THE EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 44 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: Automotive chemicals |
| STATES HE HAD TRANMISION FLUID SPLASH IN BOTH EYES DX CHEMICAL BURN TO BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| POWER STEERING FLUID IN EYECHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| WAS SIPHONING TRANSMISSION FLUID, THINKS HE MAY HAVE DRANK SOME,POISON CONTROL STATES NOT ENOUGH TO BE TOXIC/LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 33 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: Other |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| CHEMICAL IRRITATION L EYE - GOT AMORALL E-Z DECK WASH IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, House repair or construction materials |
| FOREARM BURN-AT HOME-USED CARBURATOR CLEANER TO CLEAN TAR OFF ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT CLEANING CAR ENGINE AT HOME SPRAYED A DEGREASER IN RIGHT EYE CHEMICA L BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT GOT TRANSMISSION FLUID IN HIS EYES @ WORK TODAY. IRRITATION TO (R) EYE. DX: CHEMICAL IRRITATION (R) EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| DERMATITIS HAND - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH PAINFUL, BURNING HANDS AFTER US ING BRAKE CLEANING FLUID WITHOUT GLOVES - AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| 28 YO M BRAKE FLUID IN EYE. DX FOREIGN BODY TO R CORNEA WITH RUST RING, REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Footwear |
| 36 YO M SLIPPED WHILE WALKING ( HAD HYDRAULIC FLUID ON BOOTS). DX L ANK LE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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