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Accidents - School laboratory chemicals - 6-15 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 103
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:81Eyeball:14
All Of Body:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/02/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
PATIENT HURT WHEN MIXING UP UNKNOWN CHEMICALS AT SCHOOL. THEY SPASHED O NTO FACE. DX: 1ST DEGREE CHEMICAL BURNS TO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals, Motor vehicles or parts
EXPOSED TO HCI FUMES LESS THAN 10 SECONDS @ SCHOOL WHEN A DRUM SPILLEDW HILE BEING UNLOADED FROM TRUCK. DX HCI ACIDE FUME EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2008Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: School laboratory chemicals
AT SCHOOL PT WAS ACCIDENTLY SPRAYED IN L EYE WITH HYDROCHLORIC ACID BY ANOTHER STUDENT IN L EYE,C/O BURN & ITCH, DX EYE IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
PT WAS AT SCHOOL USING THE CHEMICAL SODIUM HYDROXIDE WHEN SOME SPILLED AND GOT ON HER FACE. CHEEKS 1ST DEGREE BURNS. DX CHEMICAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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