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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 160
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Methyl alcohol, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PLAYING WITH CANDLES AND RUBBING ALCOHOL AND FRIEND LIT SPILLED ALCOHOL ON HIS LEG ACCIDENTALLY BURNING IT,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Methyl alcohol |
| ISOPRPYL ALCOHOL IN LEFT EYE.PT SPASHED ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL IN EYE,NOW RE D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Methyl alcohol |
| PT DRANK UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF RUBBING ALCOHOL- METHYL ALCOHOL POISONINGF |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Methyl alcohol, Containers |
| IN STORE, FOUND WITH CONTAINER LID TOWARD MOUTH, CONTAINER HAD HOL E, CONTAINED SOLVENT (CETHANOL, METHANOL, ISOPROPANOL). POSS INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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