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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,562
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT GOT PAINT THINNER IN EYE. DX: L CAUSTIC EYE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PATIENT SPLASHED PAINT THINNER IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION TO RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| 46 YO M INJURED FINGER ON PAINT THINNER CAN LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 08/21/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 32 YO M ACCIDENTLY SPRAYED IN EYE W/ PAINT THINNER CHEMICAL INSULT-EYE |
| 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: 07/29/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT WAS USING PAINT THINNER ON THE WALL AT HOME, SPLASHED IN HER EYE. DX-CHEMICAL BURN EYE, ABRASION EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS RIGHT EYE: PAINT THINNER TO EYE WHEN BRUSH FELL AND KNOCKED THINNER IN EYE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| SPLASHED WOOD STRIPPER ON FACE AND EYE. DX; LEFT SIDE OF FACE AND LEFT EYE IRRITATION FROM CHEMICALS. |
| 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: 06/28/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| STRAIN SHOULDER - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH INCREASING LEFT SHOULDER PAIN A FTER EXTENDED PAINTING ACTIVITY AT HOME |
| 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: 06/24/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PAINT THINNER SPLASHED IN EYES BY ACCIDENT DX: CHEMICAL CONJUCTIVITUS |
| 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: 06/09/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN PAINTING HOUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Day wear |
| LEFT LEG CHEMICAL BURN, SPILLED PAINT THINNER ON LEG AND IT WENT DOWN INTO SOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| MOM STATES THEY HAD PAINT SPRAYED ON GROUND WITH PAINT THINNER AND CHIL D SLIPPED AND FELL IN THE THINNER DX: CHEMICAL BURNS TO BOTH LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT C/O BURNING TO BOTH EYES S/P PAINT THINNER SPLASH. |
| 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: 04/05/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| BILATERAL CORNEAL ABRASION.PT GOT PAINT THINNER IN BOTH EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| SPLASHED LACQUER THINNER INTO LT. WHILE CLEANING VARNISH DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40 YO WM - CHEMICAL BURN OF CORNEA (RT) - SPLASHED PAINT THINNER IN EY E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| SPLASHED PAINT THINNER IN EYE RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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