Accidents - Glass tubing or test tubes - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,616
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	225
Year 1998:	179
Year 1999:	85
Year 2000:	70
Year 2002:	82
Year 2003:	159
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	46
Year 2006:	131
Year 2008:	324
Year 2009:	150
Year 2010:	92

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	829	Hand:	225
Mouth:	104	Lower Trunk:	80
Unkown:	75	Neck:	75
Lower Leg:	74	Lower Arm:	68
Eyeball:	47	Internal:	15
Foot:	15	All Of Body:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/21/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes, Stairs or steps
A 11 YOM WAS CARRYING A GLASS BEAKER UP STAIRS AT SCHOOL AND FELL, BEAK ER BROKE IN HAND, LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
15YOF, CUT FINGER ON GLASS PIPETTE IN SCHOOL, SUPERFICIAL LAC. L 3RD DI GIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
15 YO MALE CUT ON FINGER BY A BROKEN BEAKER. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
CUT FINGER ON BROKEN TEST TUBE DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
14YOM AT SCHOOL USING A GLASS BEAKER IT BROKE LACERATING RT RING FINGER ;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2008	Age: 15 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: Glass tubing or test tubes, Other drugs or medications
PATIENT STOLE VIALS FROM DENTAL CLINIC AT GROUP HOME, 2 BROKE OPEN IN H AND, 1 CLEAR LIQUID, 1 METALLIC COLORED THAT HARDENED IN HAND;EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
TEST TUBE EXPLODED IN SCIENCE CLASS. DX MULTIPLE SUPERFICIAL LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
TEST TUBE EXPLODED IN SCIENCE CLASS. DX PENETRATING NECK INJURY WITH GLASS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
14 YOM CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON TEST TUBE IN SCHOOL ABRASION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
14 YO F LACERATION TO BUTTOCK TRIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON GLASS BEAKER AT CHURCH*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
PT CUT FINGER ON A GLASS TUBE DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
STUDENT CUT THUMB ON GLASS TEST TUBE WHICH BROKE IN SCIENCE CLASS. D: T HUMB LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
LACERATION FINGER - 14 YOM WAS PUSHING THE CORK INTO A TEST TUBE WHEN T HE TUBE BROKE LACERATING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
9 YOM INGESTED PIECE OF GLASS FROM GLASS TUBE WHILE OPENING WITH MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
12 YO DROPPED AND BROKE GLASS TUBE ON FOOT ABRASION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND ON A GLASS BEAKER AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
GLASS BEAKER SHATTERED IN BIOLOGY CLASS THIS AM AT SCHOOL, EYE FLUSHED. DX. L EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
PT FELL CUTTING LT LEG ON GLASS VIAL IN SCHOOL TODAY, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
LT HAND LAC-CUT ON GLASS TEST TUBE IN SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
PT CLEANING HIS ROOM AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG- KNELT ON A GLASS TEST TUBE LEFT OVER FROM A SCIENCE PROJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
PT W/CUT TO (L) FOREARM ON GLASS BEAKER @ SCHOOL. DX: 3CM (L) FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes, Freezers
PT WITH TEST TUBE FROM NITROGEN FREEZER EXPLOSEDED IN HAND WITH DEEP LA CERATION IN PALM OF HAND, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
PT WAS PLACING GLASS TUBING IN SCIENCE CLASS,TUBING WENT THROUGH RT HAN D FB RT HAND GLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
PT WAS AT SCHOOL USING A GLASS PIPET IN SCIENCE CLASS AND IT BROKEPC OF GLASS EMBEDDED IN THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2000	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/1999	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/1999	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/1998	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes, Ammonia, household
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1998	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes, Chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/1997	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/28/1997	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/1997	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Glass tubing or test tubes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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