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Accidents - Furniture polishes or waxes - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 604
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:441Eyeball:131
Face:31

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/24/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Furniture polishes or waxes
MOM STATES CHILD MAY HACE SWALLOWED SOME LEMON SCENTED FURNITURE POLISH DX: POSSIBLE INGESTION OF FURNITURE POLISH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2005Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Furniture polishes or waxes
PT INGESTED FURNITURE POLISH DX: INGESTION OF MINERAL OIL (FURNITURE POLISH)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Furniture polishes or waxes
39 YOM WAS USING PRDUCT TO WAX WOOD, C/O BACK PAIN, VOMITING, TASTE OF CHEMICAL IN MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Furniture polishes or waxes
PT SPRAYED FURNITURE IN IN BILATERAL EYES C/O PAIN BILATERAL EYE CORNEA L ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2005Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Furniture polishes or waxes
PATIENT WAS CLEANING HER HOUSE USING *** FOR DUSTING & SPRAYED TO CLOSE TO EYE, HAS IRRITATION & SWELLING. DX - BILAT PERIORBIAL EDEMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Furniture polishes or waxes
CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS-GOT *** FURNITURE POLISH IN EYES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Furniture polishes or waxes
EYE BURNED, SPRAYED WITH FURNITURE POLICE, CHEMICAL CONJUCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2005Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Furniture polishes or waxes, Tableware and accessories
CHILD ACCIDENTALLY INGESTED SOME FURNITURE POLISH FROM SMALL CUP. NO LA BELED CONTAINER ON SCENE. D: HYDROCARBON INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Furniture polishes or waxes, Aerosol containers
TRAUMA EYES.PT.REFERS WHILE SPRAY FURNITURE POLISH FELL ON EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2005Age: 17 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Furniture polishes or waxes
PER DAD " INGESTED FURNITURE POLISH" POSS. ASPIRATION PNEUMONITIS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 03/26/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Furniture polishes or waxes, Clothing
CHILD SPRAYED LEMON *** ON CLOTHES MAY HAVE INGESTED SOME DX: ? LEMON * ** INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2005Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Furniture polishes or waxes
CHILD POSSIBLY INGESTED *** FURNITURE POLISH 3 HOURS AGO. DRANKUNKNOWN QUANTITY. NO VOMITING. D:HYDROCARBON INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2005Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Furniture polishes or waxes
FATHER THINKS HE DRANK SOME *** FLOOR POLISH. DX. FURNITURE POLISH EXP OSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2005Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Furniture polishes or waxes
CONTACT DERMATITIS DUE TO CHEMICALS - 28 YOF HAD SPRAYED WITH *** FURNI TURE POLISH AND NOW HAS A RASH TO FACE, CHEST AND HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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