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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 103
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Dry ice |
| PT HAD DRY ICE BOMB EXPLODE IN HAND. D:HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Dry ice |
| PATIENT C/O LEFT THUMB INJURY POST A DRY ICE EXPLOSION INTO HIS LEFT HAND. DX-LT THUMB OPEN METACARPOPHALANGEAL DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Dry ice |
| BURNED BY DRY ICE TO R ARM BURN AND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Dry ice |
| PT PICKED UP PIECE OF DRY ICE YEST, NOW W/PAIN TO 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH FING ERS; FINGER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Dry ice |
| PT WAS LOOKING DOWN INTO A VOLCANO PROJECT AT SCHOOL WHEN DRY ICE EXPLO SED INTO PT'S FACE PT HAS COREAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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