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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,129
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Metal containers |
| 2YOM AT GRANDPARENTS PULLED OVER A COFFEE CAN WITH PAINT THINNER,WAS NOT SURE IF ANYTHING WENT INTO MOUTH;CHEMICAL EXPOSURE FACE/CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| 18YOM 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE DUMPED PAINT THINNER ON WOOD TO START AF IRE AT HOME NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Metal containers |
| 22 YOM WAS MAKING FIRE WHEN PAINT THINNER CAN EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: FACE, R HAND BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| 9 M/O FEMALE PT HAD PAINT THINNER SPILLED ON HER FACE, NOW RED AND SWOL LEN. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, CONTACT DERMATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT WAS USING PAINT THINNER IN SPRAY FORM WHICH EXPLODED IN FACE. DX: FIRST/SECOND DEG BURN FACE/FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 2 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 |
| MOTHER REPORTS CAN OF PAINT THINNER SPILLED ONTO L SIDE OF PT'S FACE. DX. CHEMICAL BURN FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT WAS AT A BONFIRE WHEN SOME THINNER WAS THROWN INTO FIRE, PT SUFFERED A FLASHBURN TO FACE, FD PRES NS. DX - FLASH BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| FACIAL BURNS-STARTING FIRE W/ PAINT THINNER-GOT FLAMES IN FACE-NO FD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS USING PAINT REMOVER TO REMOVE PAINT FROM A SEMI TRUCK AT HOME IN GARAGE WHEN IT ACCIDENTALLY GOT SPRAYED ONTO FACE. DX. CHEMICAL BURN F |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT FELL INTO A PUDDLE OF PAINT THINNER AT *** STORE, RUBBED FACE WITH W ET HANDS. DX: PAINT THINNER EXPOSURE TO SKIN |
| 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: 02/24/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Swimming pool chemicals |
| PT MIXED MINERAL SPIRITS AND CHLORINE AT HOME WHEN THERE WAS A SMALL EX PLOSION CHEMICAL BURNS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2001 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2001 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2000 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/09/2000 | Age: 43 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, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2000 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/1999 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/1999 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Other manual workshop tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/1999 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/1998 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Bottles or jars |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/22/1997 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/1997 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/1997 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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