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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 813
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2006 | Age: 16 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 |
| ACCIDENTAL INGESTION 1-2 OZ. OF PAINT THINNER ACCIDENTAL CHEMICAL INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2006 | 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, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| INGESTION-MINERAL SPIRITS & FURNITURE STAIN, HOME IS BEING REMODELED, D RANK SMALL AMOUNT, VOMITED & DROOLED, OBSERVED 6 HRS & NORMAL XRAY/EXAM |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 10/29/2006 | 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 SWALLOWED UNKNOWN AMOUTN OF PAINT THINNER POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2006 | Age: 15 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, Ladders |
| UNSUPERVISED, INGESTED A *** ***, *** ***, ON TOP OF LADDER "ACC INGEST ION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 19 months | 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, Containers |
| INGESTION-PAINT THINNER, GRMA HAD THINNER IN OPEN CONTAINER, SAW PT W/B RUSH IN HAND THAT WAS SOAKING/CONTAIN EMPTY, NONE IN MOUTH/VITALS STABL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 2 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 |
| SWALLOWED PAINT THINNER POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2006 | Age: 3 years | 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 |
| DAD PUT PAINT THINNER IN WATER BOTTLE, AND MOM ACCIDENTALLY GAVE IT TO PT. TO DRINK, THINKING IT WAS WATER. DX POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| EXPOSED TO PAINT THINNER, NOW C SOB&DIZZINESS " INHALATION INJ" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2006 | Age: 24 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 MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY INGESTED UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE POSSIBLY PAINT THIN NER + VOMITING DX// NO SIGNS OF INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2006 | 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 DRANK PAINT THINNER + VOMITING DX// INHALANT EXPOSURE TRIVIAL PAINT THINNER INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 3 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, Nonglass bottles or jars |
| DX: INGESTION OF PAINT THINNER FROM AN UNLABELED BOTTLE. HYDROCARBON IN GESTION. ACUTE RESP. DISTRESS. ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | 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, Containers |
| INGESTED UNK AMT LATEX PAINT FROM CAN, POISON CONTROL IN ED DX ACCIDENTAL PAINT INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 8 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 |
| HX AUTISM DRANK 1 OZ PAINT THINNER AT GRANDMOTHER S HOME DX CHEMICAL INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 13 months | 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, Bottles or jars |
| INGESTED PAINT THINNER FROM UNLABELED BOTTLE AT AUNTS HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2006 | Age: 18 months | 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, Bottles or jars |
| PT DRANK SOME PAINT THINNER FROM A WATER BOTTLE AND SPILLED ON CHEST CO NTACT DERMATITIS AND POISONING DRANK- METHYL ETHYL KETONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 3 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, Other toys |
| PATIENT DRANK SMALL AMOUNT OF PAINT THINNER DAD HAD PLACED IN TOY TEACU P, SPIT OUT, SWALLOWED SOME, VOMITING X4, GAGGING; INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2006 | Age: 22 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 TOOK A SWOLLOW OF THE PAINT THINNER THAT THE PARENTS WERE USING/ POI SONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2006 | Age: 2 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Metal containers |
| DAD IS AN ARTIST HAD PAINT AND THINNER COMBINED IN A SODA CAN, MOM SAW PT WITH CAN IN MOUTH GAAGING AND COUGHING. DX INGESTION/RESP FAILURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 3 years | 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: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT DX ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF PAINT THINNER - S/P SMELL ON THE MOUTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2006 | Age: 23 months | 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 |
| PATIENT DRANT PAINT THINNER AT HOME. DX-INGESTED PAINT THINNER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2006 | Age: 60 years | 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, Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| PT HAD BEEN PAINTING HER HOUSE AND ACCIDENTLY INHALED PAINT THINNER THA T SHE WAS USING TO CLEAN OUT PAINT BRUSHES. DX. ORGANIC SOLVENT INHALAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2006 | Age: 37 years | 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, Alcohol |
| POISONING, VIA EMS, PT DRINKING BEER, TOOK A CUP FROM A BOTTLE & DRANK IT, CONTAINING THINNER, C/O CRAMPS, DIZZINESS, ADM ER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/13/2006 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | 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, Metal containers |
| PT SWALLOWED SOME PAINT THINNER THAT WAS IN A *** CAN. D: ACCIDENTALI NGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2006 | Age: 44 years | 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 |
| ALLERGIC REACTION/PT.REFERS WHILE OPENING PAINT.BEGAN DIZZINESS AND NAU SEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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