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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 143
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2009 | 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 |
| H/O DM EXPOSED TO PEPPER SPRAY AT SCHOOL WHEN ANOTHER STUDENT WALKED TH RU COMMONS SPRAYING PEPPER SPRAY AMONG STUDENTS;SHORT OF BREATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| HEADACHE & TROUBLE BREATHING- SOME KIDS HAD BEEN SPRAYING PEPPER SPRAY IN THE AIR, POSS. IN VENT SYSTEM, AT SCHOOL. DX: PEPPER SPRAY EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| EXPOSED TO BAD SMELL, AT SCHOOL, - VOMITED ONCE, NAUSEA- SMELL CAME FROM VENTILATION SYSTEM. DX; EXPOSURE, RESPIRATORY- FROM PEPPER SPRA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| SMELLED SOMETHING BAD, AT SCHOOL, C/O HEADACHE, THEY LATER FOUND OUT IT WAS KIDS WITH PEPPER SPRAY. DX: EXPOSURE, RESPIRATORY- FROM PEPPER SP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| SMELLED BAD ODOR, AT SCHOOL, HAS HEADACHE, RESP. COMPLAINTS- SMELL CAME FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. DX; EXPOSURE, RESPIRATORY, FROM PEPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| HEADACHE AFTER BAD SMELL, AT SCHOOL, COMING THROUGH VENTILATION SYSTEM- HAZMAT CLEARED THE SCHOOL. DX; EXPOSURE, RESPIRATORY- FROM PEPPER SPR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 15 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL AT SCHOOL TODAY, FELT TO BE PEPPER SPRAY PER HAZMAT, HAD A STOMACHE ALL DAY. DX-CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT C/O DIZZINESS AFTER A REPORTED RELEASE OF PEPPER SPRAY AT SCHOOL TODAY. DX - POSSIBLE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PATIENT CAME IN FOR PEPPER SPRAY EXPOSURE, LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 12 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS AT SCHOOL TODAY, C/O MILD NAUSEA & EPIGASTRIC DISCOMFORT AFTER EXPOSURE TO PEPPER SPRAY. DX-CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 14 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PATIENT WAS EXPOSED TO CHEMICALS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL TODAY WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE PEPPER SPRAY. DX-CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 14 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT C/O NAUSEA & HEADACHE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO PEPPER SPRAY IN HALLWAY AT SCHOOL. DX - POSSIBLE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 11 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT C/O NAUSEA AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO PEPPER SPRAY RELEASE IN SCHOOL HALLWAY TODAY. DX - POSSIBLE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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