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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 543
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| 2 YO F FRACTURED TOE DROPPED CAN OF *** ON FOOT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 12 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 SWALLOWED UNKNOWN AMT OF FURNITURE POLISH 40 MINS AGO. POISON CONTR OL NOTIFIED BY PARENTS. DX. INGESTION OF FURNITURE POLISH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 17 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, Bottles or jars |
| PT GOT INTO AN OPEN BOTTLE OF FURNITURE POLISH- ***- POISONING DRANK AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 2 years | 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 |
| INGESTED ORANGE GLO FURNITURE POLISH;DX POISONING |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes, Aerosol containers |
| FOUND IN BATHROOM OF *** WITH DECREASED RESPONSIVENSS, HAD BEEN HUFFING DUST OFF SPRAY/ FLOMINATED HYDROCARBON INHALANT ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| SPRAYED HERSELF IN FACE WITH *** FURNITURE POLISH/ TOPICAL CHEMICAL EXP OSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 20 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 |
| CAUGHT HUFFING FURNITURE POLISH,WHILE IN JAIL THREATENED TO KILL HIMSEL F/ SUICIDE THREAT, SITUATIONAL ANXIETY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Furniture polishes or waxes |
| PT LT EYE PAIN - POSSIBLE WAX GOT INTO EYE,WAS ABLE TO OPEN EYES FOR FEW MINUTES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | 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 |
| PT DRANK FROM A BOTTLE OF *** FURNITURE POLISH , DX ACCIDENTAL INGESTIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 11 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 |
| INGESTED UNK AMT OF *** FURNITURE OIL. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
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