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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 961
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/03/2010 | Age: 12 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: Fire extinguishers |
| 12YOF WAS EXPOSED TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER DISCHARGE WHEN IT FELL CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PATIENT EXPOSED TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER YESTERDAY, STARTED WHEEZING; ASTHM A/WHEEZING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2006 | 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: Fire extinguishers |
| INHALED FIRE EXTINGUISHER FUMES AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | 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: Fire extinguishers |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER DISCHARGED ON BUS. PT COMPLAINS OF THROAT DRY AND BU RNING. DX NO INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 8 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: Fire extinguishers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT INHALED FIRE EXTINGUISHER FUMES, MOTHER STATES SHE DROPPED IT ON FLOOR WHEN CHILD WALKED INTO ROOM, DX: CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | 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: Fire extinguishers |
| EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO. DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HEADACHE, NAUSEA (NO FIRE INVOLVED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | 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: Fire extinguishers |
| EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, COUGH (NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 11 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: Fire extinguishers |
| EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HEADACHE (NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | 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: Fire extinguishers |
| EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 11 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: Fire extinguishers |
| EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO. DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, SORE THROAT, ABD PAIN (NO FIRE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | 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: Fire extinguishers |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HEADACHE, NAUSEA; LWBS (NO FIRE) |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | 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: Fire extinguishers |
| EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HEADACHE (NO FIRE INVOVLEMENT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | 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: Fire extinguishers |
| EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| SMALL KITCHEN FIRE IN HOME FROM COOKING DINNER, USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER. NO FD, CHILD HAS COUGH. DX: SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2004 | Age: 13 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: Fire extinguishers |
| PT EXPOSED TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER POWDER AT SCHOOL. INITIALLY MILD COUGH AND SOB. NOW RESOLVED. D: INHALATION EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| C/P, COUGH, SORE THROAT, EXPOSED TO FIRE EXT ON BUS. NO FIRE REPORTED. DX INHALATION INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER EXPLODED ON SCHOOL BUS. NO FIRE NOTED DX INHALATION INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| SOB, DYSPNES, FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON BUS. FIRE NOT STATED DX INHALATION INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER DUST EXPOSURE ON BUS THIS AM NOW NAUSEA AND H/A. DX FIRE EXT DUST EXPOSURE SEC TO NAT AND KT BICARBONATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| SOB FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER EPLOSION ON BUS. NO FIRE REPORTED DX INHALATION INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 13 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: Fire extinguishers |
| 13 YO F INHALE MATERIAL FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER BECAME SOB CHEMICAL INHALATION----NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| AUNT ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED PTS FACE WITH FIRE EXTINGUSIHER. D; INHALED FIRE EXTINGUSIHER CHEMICAL COMPOUND ; NO FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT W/ ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHILE @ SCHOOL. NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT POISON CENTER CALLED DX:FIRE EXTINGUISHER EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 7 Y.O. B FEMALE W/CHEMICAL BURNS TO BODY. PT STS A FIRE EXTINGUISHER EX PLODED @ SCHOOL & GOT ALL OVER HER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT INHALED FUMES ON SCHOOL BUS WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER ACD DISLODGED ON BUS/POISON CONTROL CALLED WITH NO TREATMENT, APNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 14 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: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS SPRAYED BY FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO HIS FACE AND EYE AT FRIEND'S HOUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| AT RESTAURANT WHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER OPENED, CHEMICAL EXPO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| INHALED DRY CHEMICALS FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER PUTTING OUT FIRE AT HOME, UNKNOWN FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2001 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2000 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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