Accidents - School laboratory chemicals - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,965
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	142
Year 1998:	140
Year 1999:	228
Year 2000:	75
Year 2001:	256
Year 2002:	68
Year 2003:	100
Year 2004:	575
Year 2005:	114
Year 2006:	84
Year 2007:	5
Year 2008:	103
Year 2009:	27
Year 2010:	42

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	863	Eyeball:	449
Hand:	235	Lower Arm:	148
Upper Leg:	84	Face:	81
Finger:	70	Unkown:	16
Head:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/23/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: 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: 05/25/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: 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: 04/06/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: 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: 03/31/2010	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: 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

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals, School equipment
PATIENT IN CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL, TEACHER PLACING SODIUM HYDROXIDE IN WATER, HOOD NOT CLOSED, LIQUID SPLASHED ON ARMS; CHEMICAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: School laboratory chemicals
PT WAS HANDLING CITRIC ACID POWDER IN SCIENCE CLASS AT SCHOOL. GOT SOME ON R HAND, RUBBED EYES. EYE FLUSHED OUT. ITCHING, TEARING. DX CHEM CONJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals, Chemistry sets or science kits
IN SCIENCE CLASS, A STUDENT PLACED THE "SLIME" THEY WERE MAKING ONTO BU RNER&IT BEGAN SMOKING,+DIZZINESS&CHEEK ITCHING>>POLYVINYL ETOH/NA EXPOS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: 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: 09/25/2008	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: 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: 04/01/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: 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: 03/12/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: School laboratory chemicals
PT WAS @ SCIENCE FAIR @ SCHOOL 6% OF HYDROCHLORIC/MURIATIC SOLUTION SPLASHED INTO EYE. DX R EYE IRRITATION FROM FLUID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals, Clothing accessories
CHEMICAL BURN HAND THROUGH GLOVES WHEN IN CHEMISTRY CLASS AND CHEMICAL WENT THROUGH GLOVES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
HAD CHEMICAL SPLASH TO EYE IN SCIENCE CLASS AT SCHOOL CHEMICAL IRRITATION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals
PT. W/ SCHOOL NURSE BECAUSE HE PUT BROMETYL BLUE (PH INDICATOR) ON TONG UE WHICH TURNED BLUE. WAS US'G IT FOR SCIENCE EXPERIMENT. DX.: NON-TOXI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	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: School laboratory chemicals, Keys, key rings or key chains
CHILD PUT COPPER KEY IN SILVER PLATING CHEMICAL (N2, N2O2)-ORANGE,BROWN SWEET SMELLING GAS RELEASED AT SCHOOL - NON TOXIC CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals, Keys, key rings or key chains
CHILD PUT COPPER KEY IN SILVER PLATING CHEMICAL(N2,N2O2) -ORANGE-BROWN SWEET SMELLING GAS RELEASED AT SCHOOL - NON TOXIC CHEM EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: School laboratory chemicals
15 YO FEMALE WAS EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL SPILL AT SCHOOL TODAY HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	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: School laboratory chemicals, Keys, key rings or key chains
A CHILD PUT KEY IN SILVER PLATING CHEMICAL (N2 AD N2O2) AND AN ORANGE- BROWN SWEET SMELLING GAS RELEASED AT SCHOOL - NON TOXIC CHEM EXP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	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: School laboratory chemicals, Keys, key rings or key chains
CHILD PUT KEY IN SILVER PLATING CHEMICAL (N2, N2O2)-ORANGE-BROWN SWEET SMELLING GAS RELEASED AT SCHOOL - NON TOXIC CHEM EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	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: School laboratory chemicals, Keys, key rings or key chains
CHILD PUT KEY IN SILVER PLATING CHEMICAL (N2,N2O2)-ORANGE, BROWN, SWEET SMELLING GAS RELEASED IN SCHOOL-NON TOXIC CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	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: School laboratory chemicals, Keys, key rings or key chains
CHILD PUT COPPER KEY IN SILVER PLATING CHEMICAL (N2, N2O2), ORANGE,BROW SWEET SMELLING GAS RELEASED AT SCHOOL - NON TOXIC CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: School laboratory chemicals
WHILLE IN SCIENCE CLASS PT GOT SOME COOPER SULFATE INTO EYES DX CONJ TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals
PT C/O SOB AND WHOLE BODY SHAKING AFTER HE INHALED YEAST EXPERIMENT IN SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2004	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: School laboratory chemicals
15 YOF INHALED CHEMICAL FUMES DURING CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOO; CONGESTI ON, NAUSEA/DIZZINESS. GAS FUMES INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2004	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: School laboratory chemicals
15 YOF BECAME LIGHTHEADED AND NAUSEATED AFTER INHALING GAS FUMES IN CHE MISTRY CLASS. FUME INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2004	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: School laboratory chemicals
15 YOF WAS EXPOSED TO GAS FUMES DURING CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL. FUMEI NHALATION (EXPOSURE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2004	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: School laboratory chemicals
14 YOF DEVELOPED DIZZINESS AND STOMACH PAIN AFTER INHALAING FUMES DURIN G CHEMISTRY CLASS. GAS FUME INHALATION (EXPOSURE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2004	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: School laboratory chemicals
15 YOF DEVELOPED DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA AFTER EXPOSURE TO GAS FUMES IN CH EMISTRY. FUME INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2004	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: School laboratory chemicals
14 YOF DEVELOPED SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND NAUSEA AFTER INHALAING GAS FU MES IN CHEMISTRY. GAS INHALATION (EXPOSURE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2004	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: School laboratory chemicals
14 YOF DEVELOPED TIGHTNESS OF CHEST AND LIGHTHEADEDNESS AFTER INHALINGG AS FUMES DURING CHEMISTRY CLASS. GAS FUME INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2004	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: School laboratory chemicals
14 YOF WAS EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL FUMES DURING CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL.G AS FUME INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
CHEMICAL BURNS (L) FOREARM, V. EMS, PT SUST CHEMICAL BURNS DURING A CLA SS, C/O REDNESS FOREARM, (R) HAND, NO BLISTERS, POISON CONTROL NOTIF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: School laboratory chemicals
CONT DERM. PT HAD A REACTION TO CHEMICALS IN CLASS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals
POSS. INGESTION OF " BLUE POWDER" IN CHEM. LAB AT SCHOOL. PT. TOUCHED POWDER W/O WASHING HANDS. DX: CUPRIC CHLORIDE EXPOSURE / INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
BURNED LT. HAND AT SCHOOL WITH SULFURIC ACID, TRYING TO MAKE FIRECRACKE RS. DX. CHEM BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: School laboratory chemicals
ELEM MERC EXP/12YOWM 2 DAYS AGO @ SCH PLAYING W/ELEMENTAL HG & SINCE HA S SMALL SPOTS ON WRISTS.FUNNY TASTE IN MOUTH.LEGS ACHE,NOT SLEEPING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2001	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2001	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: School laboratory chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2001	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2000	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2000	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/1999	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: School laboratory chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/1999	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: School laboratory chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/1998	Age: 14 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: School laboratory chemicals, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/1998	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/1998	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: School laboratory chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/1997	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: School laboratory chemicals, Bottles or jars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/1997	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals, Containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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