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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 353
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| PT WASHING AND WAXING HIS CAR AT HOME YESTERDAY DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PA IN TODAY STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE WHEN GOT CARBORATOR CLEANER IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| FLAME BURNS ANT CHEST, ARMS, KNEES.USING CARBURETOR CLEANER INDOORS,IT IGNITED. HAPPENED MON- DID NOT SEEK TRMT. DX; EXTENSIVE PT FLAME BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| PT DX ALLERGIC RXN - PT WAS WAXING HIS CAR THINKS HE IS ALLERGIC TO THE CHEMICAL HE WAS USING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 46 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: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| NEAR SYNCOPE - 46 YOM LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, HAD BEEN DRINKING BEER THROUG HOUT THE DAY WHILE WAXING CARS OUTSIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Other ranges |
| 1ST/2ND DEG BURN BIL HANDS;FOREARMS/33YOWM USING BRAKE CLEANING FLUID/A EROSOL & IT WAS IGNITED BY STOVE PILOT LIGHT & FLASHED INTO FACE.FD N/S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| PT COMPLAINT OF HEADACHE SECONDARY TO USE OF CAR WAX, HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| GOT SPRAY CLEANER ON HANDS WHILE SPRAYING CAR WHEELS. DX: BLISTERS ON FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| WAS WAXING TRUCK TODAY AND TWISTED THE WRONG WAY, PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| PT. RECEIVED CHEST PAINS WHILE WASHING AND WAXING HIS CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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