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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,151
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS PLAYING IN PURSE AND ACCIDENTLY SPRAYED PEPPER SPRAY IN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PATIENT HAVING CHEST PAIN W/SHORTNESS OF BREATH, EXPOSED TO *** SPRAY A T SCHOOL YESTERDAY; CHEST PAIN, ANXIETY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Liquid drugs |
| EYE DISCHARGE SINCE 10/31,USED *** EYE DROPS NO HELP,CAUSED POSS. PEPPE R SPRAY DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 9YOM WALKING AROUND BUTLER STREET,FISHED OUT A CONTAINER FROM GARBAGE CAN,ACCIDENTLY SPRAYED CAN ,CONTAIN PEPPER SPRAY;CHEMICAL SPRAY TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT MISTOOK PEPPER SPRAY FOR MOUTH FRESHENING SPRAY AND ACCID. SPRAYED I T IN HER MOUTH. HAS BURNING TO LIPS AND MOUTH. DX CHEMICAL BURN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT'S 3 Y/O BROTHER SPRAYED PEPPER SPRAY. DX: CHEMICAL RHINITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| *** EXPOSURE. BURNING TO FACE & HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 15 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: Personal protection devices |
| EXPOSURE TO PEPPER SPRAY AT HOME - TROUBLE BREATHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Aerosol containers |
| PT HAD INDIRECT ACCIDENTAL SPRAY OF *** BEAR SPRAY TO FACE. DX:CHEMICA L BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Aerosol containers |
| PT C/O CHEST PAIN AFTER INHALING PEPPER SPRAY DX CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT DX CONJUNCTIVITIS (CHEMICAL) TO BOTH EYES - S/P BIBEMS DUE TO BEING ***D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT PLAYING WITH PEPPER SPRAY AND GOT SOME IN EYES. DX CHEMICAL CONJUNC TIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT IN A ROOM AT SCHOOL WHERE STUDENT SPRAYED PEPPER SPRAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO PEPPER SPRAY AT SCHOOL WHEN OTHER STUDENT SPRAYED CHE MICAL |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT IN A ROOM WHERE STUDENT SPRAYED PEPPER SPRAY, EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Balloons |
| PT SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER BEING HIT WITH A BALLOON FILLED WIT H *** WHILE PLAYING WITH FRIENDS AT SCHOOL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| EXPOSURE TO PEPPER SPRAY IN CLASS ROOM AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| EXPOSED TO PEPPER SPRAY IN CLASS ROOM AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| EXPOSURE TO PEPPER SPRAY IN CLASS ROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| EXPOSED TO PEPPER SPRAY IN CLASS ROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| EXPOSURE TO PEPPER SPRAY IN CLASS ROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| EXPOSED TO PEPPER SPRAY IN CLASS ROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| EXPOSURE TO PEPPER SPRAY IN CLASS ROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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