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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 439
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| CHEMICAL INSULT TO EYES-AT HOME-CHILD SPRAYED *** POLISH IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| GENERALIZED URTICARIA, USED "NEW ***" LAST NIGHT AND TODAY, HIVES ON TR UNK AND SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes, Glass tubing or test tubes |
| CHILD DRANK 2-4 TBSP. OF CEDAR OILD. HAD BEEN PLAYING WITH VIAL. IS ACT ING APPROPRIATELY. D: POSSIBLE INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| PATIENT INGESTED FURNITURE POLISH, NO SYMPTOMS, PC CONTACTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 2 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: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| PATIENT MAY HAVE INGESTED *** WOOD POLISH, FOUND WITH CLEANER ONCHIN, A RMS AND LEGS, PC CONTACTED; NO SYMPTOMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes, Bottles or jars |
| PATIENT DRANK FROM *** FURNITURE POLISH BOTTLE, GOLD LIQUID, VOMITED AF TERWARDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| POSSIBLY INGESTED GLOWOOD FURNITURE POLISH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| CHILD INGESTED FUTURE PREMIUM FLOOR FINISH 1/4-1/2 CUP SOME LIQUID ON FACE. DX INGESTION OF FLOOR WAX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| 18 MONTH OLD MALE INGESTED LIQUID GOLD FURNITURE POLISH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| HEADACHE AFTER INHALING *** DX. HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| 20 YOF WAS WEARING CONTACT LENS; USING PLEGE FURNITURE POLISH; GOT SOME IN LEFT EYE. CONJUNCTIVITIS, LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| PATIENT INGESTED *** FURNITURE POLISH. DX-PETROLEUM DISTALATE INGESTION . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| PT INGESTED FURNITURE POLISH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| INGESTED SMALL AMOUNT OF "ORANGE GLOW" FURNITURE POLISH. HYDROCARBON INGESTION $ |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| BREATH TIGHTNESS AND SOB (HX OF ASTHMA) OCCURRED AFTER MOM SPRAYED FURNITURE POLISH. ACUTE BRONCHITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| PT DX NORMAL RT EYE EXAM - C/O FURNITURE POLISH ACCIDENTALLY GOT INTO EYE WHILE CLEANING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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