Accidents - Drain cleaners - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,718
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	190
6-15 years old:	186
16-25 years old:	231
26-50 years old:	580
50+ years old:	528

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	436	Eyeball:	326
Face:	190	Hand:	160
Lower Trunk:	145	Lower Arm:	106
Upper Trunk:	84	Head:	76
Finger:	68	Mouth:	60
Foot:	46	25 - 50% Body:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
D;CHEMICAL BURNS TO FACE. PT USING *** AND IT SPLASHED IN FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
DRAIN CLEANER SPLASHED. DX-ACUTE MINOR 1ST DEGREE BNURN ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Pipes
TAKING DOWN A DRAIN AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO, "***" DRAIN LINE OPENERRAN DOWN RIGHT HAND AND WRIST. DX CHEMICAL BURN/DERMATITIS RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT ACCIDENLTY SPLASHED *** INTO HIS EYES DX: CHEMICAL EYE BURN DX: CHEMICAL EYE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 49 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: Drain cleaners
PT C/O COUGH AND SOB AFTER INHALING OF DRAIN CLEANER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Drain cleaners
SPILLED DRAIN OPENER;DERMITITIS DUE TO CHEMICAL SPILL, FACE, ABDOMEN, A RMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain cleaners, Sinks
PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNCLOG A SINK DRAIN AT HOME WHEN A CONCENTRATED SU LFURIC ACID DRAIN CLEANER INHALED FUMES- BRONCHOSPASMS- CHEMICAL PNUEMO
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
19 YOM *** SPLASHED INTO EYE CHEM BURN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2002	Age: 17 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: Drain cleaners
WAS CLEANING CLOGGED DRAIN WITH LIQUID *** WHEN FEW DROPS SPLASHED UPIN TO MOUTH SWALLOWING IT;CHEMICAL IRRITATION TO THROAT NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
52 YO MALE SPLASHED DRAIN CLEANER IN EYE CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/15/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS-AT HOME-SPLASHED *** IN EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 10 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: Drain cleaners, Bleaches
PT DX INHALATION OF LIQQUID *** AND BLEACH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 41 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: Drain cleaners, Sinks
CHEMICAL INHALATION - 41 YOF PUT IN *** IN THE KITCHEN SINK THE NIGHTBE FORE, GOT UP IN THE AM AND ADDED MURIATIC ACID, DEVELOPED SOB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2002	Age: 56 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: Drain cleaners
PT C/O SWELLING TO TONGUE AND LIPS AFTER DRINKING WHAT HE THINKS IS *** .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
15 Y.O. W MALE W/CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES. PT ACCIDENTLY GOT DRAIN CLEANE R IN EYE @ HOME. E9241
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners
INHALED *** FUMES 20 MIN PTA. NOW /W SOB. DX; CHEMICAL IRRITATION/ BRON CHOSPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain cleaners
GOT LIQUID *** IN EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT STEPPED INTO DRAIN CLEANER WHILE BAREFOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT STEPPED IN DRAIN CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
71YOM-CHEMICAL BURN RIGHT HAND-SULFURIC ACID FROM DRAIN CLEANER SPLASHE D ON HAND-FLUSHED WITH WATER PRIOR TO ARRIVAL-BLISTERS ARE FORMING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
*60YOM THREW DRAIN CLEANER INTO GARBAGE, IT SPLASHED ON HIS NECK, L EAR &L SIDE HEAD DX: SKIN EXPOSURE TO DRAIN CLEANER, 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT.REPORTED SHE HAD SPLASHED *** ON HERSELF SUSTAIN BURNS TO FOREHEADLT .ARM AND RT.EYE WITH REDNESS. DX-CHEMICAL BURN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners
2 YOF @ CHURCH DRANK DILUTED DRAIN CLEANER POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners
4 YOM DRANK SOME LIQUID DRAIN CLEANER POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
2 Y.O. FEMALE W/CHEMICAL BURN TO FEET. PT STEPPED IN *** THAT ANOTHERCH ILD HAD POURED OUT @ HOME. E9241
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners
2 Y.O. ASIAN MALE W/POISONING. PT & TWIN SISTER GOT INTO *** & POUREDIT ALL OVER THEM & DRANK UNK AMT. TRANSFERRED TO CHILDREN'S HOSP.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Drain cleaners
PATIENT SPLASHED *** IN EYE. FLUSHED EYE WITH WATER. D: CHEMICALEXPOSUR E/CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT HAD *** DRAIN CLEANER SPLASH ONTO LIPS DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO LIP + DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO LIP +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PTS.CARE GIVER REPORTED PT.SPLASHED *** ON FACE,CHEST & ARM MOVINGBOX. C/O BLISTER & REDNESS TO CHEST.DX-1% & 2% BURN OF RT FACE/CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT WAS USING A CHEMICAL AGENT CALLED ZEP TO CLEAN DRAINS, ALKALOID BASED PRODUCT, BURNT HIS FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Sinks
CHEMICAL BURN EYE - POURING *** INTO THE SINK AND IT SPLASHED INTO HER RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 10 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: Drain cleaners
PT INHALED *** FUMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners
PT BROUGHT IN FOR INGESTION OF DRAIN CLEANERDX: OVERDOSE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Drain cleaners
48 YOM POURED *** IN DRAIN BACKSPLASH INTO EYESCHEMICAL CONJUCTIVITIS UCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2002	Age: 78 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, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
DRAIN WATER MIXED WITH *** SPLASHED UP ONTO ARM BURNING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
DX CHEMICAL BURN LEFT EYE: USING CRYSTAL *** AT HOME, GOT SOME IN EYE, HEARD SIZZLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Toilets
*5YOF SAT ON TOILET SEAT W/ DRAIN CLEANER ON IT, BURNED BOTTOM DX: MILD 1ST DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN TO BUTTOCK/THIGHS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 36 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: Drain cleaners
INHALED FUMES ACUTE ASTHMA EXACERBATION FROM DRAIN CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
CHEMICAL BURN FOREARM - WAS AT *** AND SOME DRAIN CLOG REMOVER SPLASHED ONTO RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 2 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: Drain cleaners, Acids
EXPOSED TO FUMES MX LIQUID *** AND CLEAR ACID,POURED DWN A DRAIN IN APT BUILDING,PT CHOKING/COUGHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Drain cleaners, Acids
EXPOUSED TO FUMES FROM MX LIQUID *** AND CLEAR ACID,POURED DWN DRAIN IN APT BUILD,EYES TEARING,COUGHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 8 months	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: Drain cleaners, Acids
EXPOUSED TO FUMES FROM LIQUID *** AND CLEAR ACID,POUREF IN DRAIN AT APT BUILDING,COUGHING,CHOKING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners, Acids
INHABITANTS OF APT BUILD INHALED FUMES WHEN LIQUID *** AND CLEAR ACID W AS POURED IN A DRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 40 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: Drain cleaners
PT INHALED CHEMICALS WHILE CLEANING ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Drain cleaners
25 YO M SPLASHED DRAIN CLEANER IN EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2002	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
WAS FOUND PLAYING WITH ***,;BURNS TO HAND,THIGH AND FOOT;TRANSFER TO SH RINERS BURN HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain cleaners
PT SUST. INJURY TO FACE FROM LIQ. PLUMBER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Drain cleaners
CONTACT DERM R 3RD FING/57YOWM C/O PAINFUL R 3RD FINGER FOR 1 DAY. WAS WORKING WITH DRAIN CLEANER AND GOT IT ON HIS HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain cleaners
INHALED DRAIN OPENER WHEN TRYING TO UNSTOP SINK DX CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners, General purpose household cleaners
PT MIXED *** WITH ANOTHER CLEANER, HAD NOXIOUS FUMES, INHALATION LEFT W ITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners
INHALED CHEMICAL TRYING TO UNBLOCK DRAIN INHALATION INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Drain cleaners
CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. 70 ML ACCIDENTLY GOT LIQUID PLUMBER IN EYE ATH OME.#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners, Bleaches
GIRLFRIEND MIXED *** & AMMONIA IN TOILET DX ACUTE RESP. IRRITATION SECO NDARY TO CHLORINE GAS EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
DRAIN CLEANER SPLASHED IN FACE;SUPERFICIAL BURNS TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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