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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 155
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 09/14/2008 | Age: 27 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 |
| COUGH, SORE THROAT AFTER SPRAYING FIRE EXTINGUISHER DX; CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | 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, Chemicals |
| PT DX TOXIC EFFECT SECONDARY EXPOSURE TO HALON - COVERD WITH WHITE POWDER SUBSTANCE FROM EXTINGUISHER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| SMOKE INHALATION AT HOME AFTER FIRE. PT PUT FIRE OUT W EXTINGUISHER. NO MENTION ABOUR FD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 21 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PUTTING OUT FIRE @ HOUSW WITH A FIRE EXTEINGUISHER, NOW WITH SHORNTESS OF BREATH>> INHALATION INJUREY, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENT FOUND |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 40 YO MALE INHALED FUMES FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| SITTING IN A CAR @ GAS STATION WHEN SOME ONE ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED FIRE A LARM, THEN WHITE POWEDER CAME SHOWERING DOWN FROM EXTING>>CHE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| @ GAS STATION, SOMEONE PULLED FIRE ALARM, EXTINGUISHERS WENT OFF SHOWER ING PT WITH WHITE POWEDER, INHALED IT&NOW WITH SOB>> NON TOXIC INGESTIO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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