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Accidents - Swimming pool chemicals - 6-15 years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 438
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:217Eyeball:179
Upper Trunk:15Lower Trunk:15
Lower Arm:5Face:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/22/2006Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Hot tubs or home spas
PT HAD CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS FROM THE CHLORINE IN A JET SPA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2006Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools
P/W EYE PAIN&REDNESS S/P EXPOSURE TO HIGH CHLORINE LEVEL IN THE SWIMMIN G POOOL " CHEMCIAL CONJ"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools
CHEMICAL EXPOSURE - PATIENT REPORTS INHALATION EXPOSURE TO CHLORINE TAB LETS WHEN A POOLSIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2006Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools
PT HELPING FATHER PUT ACID IN SWIMMING POOL AND INHALED ACID FUMES, C/O SOB DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE, SOB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2006Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Built-in swimming pools
PATIENT'S EYES RED AND SWOLLEN, EXPOSED TO CHLORINE AT POOL; CONJUNCTIV ITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2006Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools
BILATERAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - PATIENT PRESENTNS WITH EYE PAIN AND REDNESS AFTER SWIMMING IN CHLORINATED POOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2006Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
PT WENT SWIMMING LAST NIGHT AND NOW HAS EYE IRRITATION FROM THE ***. E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools
SWAM IN AN OVER CHLORINATED POOL CHEST PAIN COUGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2006Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
PATIENT WITH BOTH EYE REDNESS/DRAINAGE, CHLORINE TABLETS THROWN AT FACE AND PIECES WENT IN EYES; CONJUNTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2006Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools
GOT CHLORINE FROM POOL IN EYES
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 06/20/2006Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Soaps
PATIENT WENT TO POOL YESTERDAY, WAS CHLORINATED, USED NEW SOAP SEVERAL DAYS AGO, NOW WITH FACIAL, HAND, STOMACH, PRIVATE AREA RASH; RASH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2006Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
BURNED FOREARM ,CONJUNCIVITIS, SORE THROAT FROM *** ,ALSO INGESTION *** SWIMMING POOL CHEMICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2006Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
TOXIC EFFECT TO CHLORICE GAS-NAUSEATED AFTER MIXING SWIMMING POOL CHEMI CALS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2006Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Stairs or steps
PT. STATES HE FOUND CHLORINE ON THE BACK STEPS, SNIFFED IT, COUGHED, TH REW UP. DX. INHALATION INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2006Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
C/O PT STATES HAS CHEMICAL BURN FROM SWIMMING POOL DX CHEMICAL BURN TO GROIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Built-in swimming pools
PT AT HOME STARTED WITH A RASH ALL OVER BODY HAD BEEN SWIMMING IN INDOO R POOL DX POOL CHOLORINE ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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