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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 435
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 27 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: Windshield wiper fluids |
| PT INJECTED SELF WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID, WAS HOPING IT WAS HEROIN INSTEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 49 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: Windshield wiper fluids |
| PT SUS POISONING TO BODY DUE TO ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF WIPER FLUID% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 38 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: Windshield wiper fluids |
| ACCIENTAL INGESTION OF WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2004 | Age: 45 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: Windshield wiper fluids, Bottles or jars |
| ACCIDENTAL INGESTION "WAXIE CONCENTRATED WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID",FLUID WAS IN *** BOTTLE. METHANOL INGESTION - TOXIC |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Windshield wiper fluids |
| MISTAKELY TOOK A SIP OF WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID. IMMEDIATELY SPIT IT OUT DX: CHEMICAL INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Windshield wiper fluids, Containers |
| ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED SMALL AMOUNT ANTIFREEZE WASHER FLUID WHILESIPHON ING FROM TANK @ HOME, DRANK 20 OZ *** AFTER. DX METHANOL INGES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2000 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Windshield wiper fluids, Tableware and accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/23/1998 | Age: 45 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: Windshield wiper fluids, Bottles or jars |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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