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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 390
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | 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 waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| PT. HUFFING CARB CLEANER AND IS CONCERNED THAT HER POTASSIUM LEVEL WILL GIT TO LOW. HX. ASTHMA, DEPRESSION. HOMELESS. . DX/ HYDROCARBON INHALA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | 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 waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| PT STATES HE GOT *** INTO EYESEYE RED AND PAINFUL EYE RED AND PAINFUL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| WHILE WAXING PT. CAR AT HOME, INJURED THUMB, NOW IS INFECTED. DX. THUMB CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 35 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| PT GOT GREEN ENGINE CLEANER DETERGENT IN EYE WHILE CLEANING MOTORCYCLE YESTERDAY. RUBBED EYE VIGOROUSLY. D: SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| 27 Y.O. B MALE W/CHEMICAL BURN TO HANDS. PT GOT *** TIRE CLEANER ON HIS HANDS @ HOME. ALUMINUM WHEEL BRIGHTNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| WAXING HIS CAR LUMBOSACARALMUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2003 | Age: 50 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: Other |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SPRAYED BRAKE PARTS CLEANER IN EYE DX; TOXIN IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | 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: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Metal containers |
| PT-INGESTED *** WHEEL CLEANER THAT WAS STORED IN A *** CANDX-ACID INGES TION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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