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Accidents - School laboratory chemicals - 6-15 years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 42
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:21Upper Leg:15
Eyeball:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/23/2010Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Asian
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
10YOF WAS DOING SCIENCE EXPERIMENT IN SCHOOL AND SPILLED CHEMICAL ON L THIGH DX- BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2010Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals
15 YOM SWALLOWED APPROX 1/2 TEASPOON BROMOTHYMOL BLUE IN SCIENCE CLASS WHEN FRIENDS TOLD HIM IT WAS ***. DX: NONTOXIC INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2010Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
13 YO M WITH CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES WHEN HE WAS AT SCHOOL DOING A LAB E XPERIMENT AND CALCIUM MIXTURE SPLASHED INTO HIS EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2010Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
15YOF DEVELOPED HEADACHE, CHEST PAIN AT SCHOOL WHEN BREATHING FUMES FRO M VENTS AFTER CHEMISTRY DEPT HAD EXPLOSION EARLIER IN DAY; CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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