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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 793
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 14 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: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT HAD GLASS WITH PAINT THINNER IN IT HAD BACK TURNED THEN DROPPED IT S MELLED OF PAIN THINNER DX POSSIBLE INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 20 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: Paint or varnish thinners, Metal containers |
| ACCIDENTAL INGESTION-APPARENTLY INGESTED PAINT THINNER W/ MINERAL SPIRI TS-@ BABY SITTER'S HOUSE-LICKED THE CAN-STARTED COUGHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT SWALLOWED PAINT THINNER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS - PATIENT PRESENTS COUGHING UP RED PAINT IN SPUTUM - HAD BEEN SPRAY PAINTING A CAR - DID NOT WEAR MASK OR VENTILATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2003 | Age: 19 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: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT DX SUBSTANCE ABUSE - S/P FELL TO THE GROUND 2 HRS AGO AFTER SNIFFING PAINT THINNER.PT HAS BEEN STIFFING NOW FOR 3 DAYS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Bottles or jars |
| PT MISTAKENLY DRANK 6 OZ. PAINT THINNER LAST NIGHT. HAD PLACED IT IN A *** BOTTLE AND HAD FORGOTTEN. VOMITING. D:TOXIC INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 12 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: Paint or varnish thinners, Nonglass bottles or jars |
| INGESTED PAINT THINNER THAT WAS BEING STORED IN A *** BOTTLE BY GRANDPA RENT/WARNED ABOUT DANGERS OF STORING ITEMS/ CHILD STABLE AT D/C |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| POSS INGESTION OF PAINT THINNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 13 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: Paint or varnish thinners |
| ALLERGIC REACTION-PT C/O RASH ON BACK AND ARMS AFTER PAINTING. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 12 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: Paint or varnish thinners, Nonglass bottles or jars |
| MOM FOUND CHILD WITH MTN DEW CONTAINER WITH PAINT THINNER WITH LID OFF. MOM SMELLED PAINT THINNER ON HANDS/CLOTHES.DX. ?INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 53 years | 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| ANOXIA - PATIENT REPORTS SHORTNESS OF BREATH, DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA - RE ORTS PAINT FUMES - LANDLORD HAS BEEN PAINTING HER HOUSE FOR 2 DAYS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | 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: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT POSSIBLE INGESTED SOME PAINT THINNER AT HOME POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| POSSIBLE INGESTION OF PAINT THINNER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT QUESTION INGESTED PAINT THINNER, INFESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 19 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: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT, WHO SMOKED CRYSTAL METH 2 DAYS AGO, SAYS HE STEPPED IN PAINT THINNE R AT FRIEND'S HOUSE & NOW HE'S POISONED. D:METHAMPHETAMINE USE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| POSSIBLY DRANK ONE GULP OF PAINT THINNER |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/29/2003 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Metal containers |
| POISONING, VIA EMS, MOTHER STS PT INGESTED PAINT THINNER "ZIPSTRIPS" FR OM A CONTAINER, PT FOUND ON THE FLOOR ON A POOL OF THINNER, OBSERVERT. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT COMPLAINT OF CHEST PAIN DIZZINESS HEADACHE, DIZZINESS SHORTNESS OF B REATH, QUESTION SECONDARY TO RECENT PAINT THINNER POLYURETHANE USE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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