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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 184
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT SPLASHED LACQUER THINNER IN EYES WHEN CLEANING PAINT GUN AT HOM E, DOUBLE VISION; CHEMICAL IRRITANT TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PATIENT FELL INTO PAINT PEELINGS THAT HAD BEEN STRIPPED OFF WITH *** PA INT THINNER AT HOME, THINNER IN EYES, CHEMICAL BURNS; CHEM CONJUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 26 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: Paint or varnish thinners, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CAT KNOCKED CUP OF PAINT THINNER OFF SHELF AND IT GOT INTO PATIENT'S EYES. SWELLING, PAIN, BLURRED VISION. D: HYDROCARBON INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| SPLASHED PAINT THINNER DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT SUST CHEMCIAL BURN TO EYE FROM PAINT THINNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. BRUSH FELL AND SPLATTERED PAINT THINNER AND IT GOT IN RIGHT EYE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PAINT THINNER SPLASHED INTO PT'S EYES. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PTDX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - C/O SCRAPED PAINT CHIPS AND FELT SOME-TH ING IN THE EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| SPLASHED PAINT THINNER INTO EYES DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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