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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 679
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/11/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| 7 YR M SPILLED PAINT THINNER ON LOWER LEGS;DX CHEMICAL BURNS LOWER LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| BURN RT.LEG(PAINT THINNER).PT.REFERS WHILE POURING PAINT THINNER FELL O N LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| 29 YOM, PREVIOUSLY HAD SURGER, LEG WAS IN CAST, ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE CAS T WITH PAINT THINNER, LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Day wear |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON MOTORCYCLE WITH PAINT THINNER WHEN HIS PANTS CAU GHT FIRE, FD NOT CALLED. DX: BURN LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/08/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| SPILLED PAINT THINNER ON LEG WHILE CLEANING UP FROM PAINTING PROJECT. S HEMICAL BURN LT LEG, PROBABLY ? ACID |
| 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: 09/26/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| BURN LOWER LEG - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH BLISTERING BURNS TO LOWER LEG - BURNED AT HOME BY FLAME - 2ND DEGREE BURN - PAINT THINNER IGNITED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2001 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2001 | Age: 27 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, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/21/2001 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/1998 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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