Accidents - Drain cleaners - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,186
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	499
6-15 years old:	94
16-25 years old:	252
26-50 years old:	812
50+ years old:	528

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	684	Face:	308
Eyeball:	243	Upper Trunk:	164
Hand:	146	Upper Arm:	102
Lower Trunk:	86	Lower Arm:	69
Mouth:	69	Finger:	69
Knee:	58	Neck:	58
Pubic Region:	47	Foot:	29
Lower Leg:	23	Elbow:	16
Upper Leg:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 12 months	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, Bags
CAUSTIC INGESTION, "BOIL OUT" FROM A BAG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/16/2004	Age: 14 months	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 DRANK DRAIN CLEANER; POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Drain cleaners
PT SPILLED *** ON HANDS , + HIVES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
USING DRAIN CLEANER WHEN IT SPLASHED OVER NECK & FOREARM. CHEMICAL BURN S OVER NECK & RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Drain cleaners
PT. GOT "***" DRAIN CLEANER ON HANDS - IRRITATED ON FINGERSAND CUTICL E AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
CHEMICAL INSULT LOWER EYELIDS-SPLASHED DRAIN CLEANER IN EYES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PTS MOM USING A FUNNEL POURING *** THROUGH IT, PT PUT FUNNEL IN MOUTH, CHEMICAL BURNS MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2004	Age: 4 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 PUT FLUID IN MOUTH BUT DID NOT SWALLOW. DX. POISON INGESTION. (***) O)
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/03/2004	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: Drain cleaners
AT HOME POSSIBLE INGESTION OF MAXIMUM STRENGTH *** NO SIGNIFICANT ILLNE SS OR INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Drain cleaners
PATIENT GOT *** IN HER RIGHT EYE LAST NIGHT, NOW UNABLE TO OPEN EYE. DX -RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2004	Age: 19 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, Clothing
POSSIBLE INGESTED DRAIN CLEANER PT FOUND IN BASEMENT WITH LIQUID ON FA CE AND ON CLOTHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2004	Age: 38 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
1 DROP OF *** IN EYE NOW HAS BLURRED VISION AND BURNING TO EYE ..BURNR EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2004	Age: 32 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
PT WAS USING POWDERED DRAIN CLEANER AND IT SPLASHED INTO FACE C/O PAIN AND BLURRED VISION AND BURNING ON FACE CHEMICAL BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Drain cleaners
PT WAS EXPOSED TO DRAIN CLEANER AND BROKE OUT IN A RED PRURITIC RASH. S USTAINED "CHEMICAL EXPOSURE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2004	Age: 17 months	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
PT INGESTED *** DRAIN CLEANER OBSERVED WITH CAP IN MOUTH GASPING FOR AI R 1630 TODAY, INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/06/2004	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: Drain cleaners
PT INGESTED -LIQUID DRAIN CLEANER, *- FOUND GUMMING TOP OF BOTTLE OF PRODUT, MOM CALLED POISON CONTROL " * INGESTION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Day wear
PT PICKED UP LYE BASED DRAIN CLEANER AT STORE & LID FELL OFF W/CHEMICAL SPILLING DOWN HIS PANTS. DX: SCROTAL BURN 3RD DEG, PENILE SHAFT BURN 2
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/30/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
19 YOM MAKING A VOLCANO WITH CRYSTALIZED *** BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
4 YO MALE HAD DRAIN CLEANER SPLASH IN FACE SUPERFICIAL ACID BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2004	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Day wear
BABYSITTER LEFT PT W/HER 18YO DGHTR, PT SPILLED LIQUID *** ON PANTS, PC STATES APPEARS WAS ON SKIN LONG TIME, WASH W/SOAP/WATER,ADMIT; BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/13/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Pipes
PT WAS CLEANING PLUMBING PIPES AT HOME WITH DRAIN CLEANER (SULFURICACID ) AND PIPE GOT HOT AND EXPLODED BURNING PT'S UPPER BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT DX CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES - S/P "***" GOT INTO THE EYES" BURNING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Bathtubs or showers
PT BURNED FOOT 2 WK AGO AND 2 DAYS AGO TOOK A SHOWER W/*** IN TUB. DX: REINJURY L FOOT-CHEMICAL BURN TO HEALING BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain cleaners, Bathtubs or showers
PT C/O "***" WAS PLACED IN THE BATHTUB AND SOME GOT INTO HER WHILE TAKI NG BATH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2004	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	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, Bottles or jars
TOXIC EXPOSURE TO EYES-SPILLED BOTTLE OF *** ON HER HEAD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 12 months	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
INGESTED *** DX: ALKALINE INGESTION ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/14/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
RIGHT CORN CHEM BURN. PT GOT LIQUID *** INTO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Containers
WHILE OPENING CAN OF DRAIN CLEANER CONTAINER EXPLODED AND BURNED FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2004	Age: 26 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
MIXED * WITH * WAS EXPOSED TO FUMES 5-10 MINUTES, C/O COUGH AND THR OAT PAIN/ BRONCHOSPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
RIGHT EYE CHEM BURN. PT SPLASHED DRAIN CLEANER INTO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 26 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
CLEANING DRAIN AT HOME 05/29/04 WITH ROTO CLEANER WHEN CLEANER SPLASHED ON RT FOREARM CAUSING BURN-C/O PAIN; 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain cleaners
GOT DRAIN CLEANER ON ARM DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE / NO BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT "DRAIN CLEANER WENT INTO MY LT EYE X45 MINUTES AGO"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2004	Age: 22 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
22 Y.O. W MALE W/CHEMICAL INHALATION. PT INHALED SOME FUMES FROM "*" * CLEANER @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Sinks
PT WAS AT HOME WORKING ON CLOGGED DRAIN IN SINK C/O DRAIN CLEANER LEAKE D OUT ON LEFT ARM AND HAND LEFT UPPER ARM CHEMICAL BURNS LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 44 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
C/O SHORTNESS OF BREATH, NAUSEA, LT CHEST PAIN AFTER CLEANING WITH*** A T HOME; REACTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drain cleaners
R CORNEAL ABRAS;CHEM EXP/49YOF AT HM LAST NIGHT AT ABOUT 6P SPLASHED DR AIN CLEANER IN R EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2004	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: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Toilets
MOM TRYING TO UNPLUG TOILET, MIXED *** AND MURIATIC ACID. MIXTURE EXPLO DED AND CHILD BURNED. D: 1ST DEGREE BURN, FACE AND CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Toilets
MOM TRYING TO UNPLUG TOILET, MIXED LYE DRAIN CLEANER AND MURIATIC ACID. PLACED IT ***N TOILET AND IT EXPLODED. D:1ST DEGREE BURN, FACE/CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
24 YOF WAS USING DRAIN CLEANER AND SPILLED SOME ON HANDS. CHEMICAL BURN OF HANDS. NO FIRE; NO FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
SPILLED DRAIN CLEANER ON KNEE. DX. L KNEE SKIN CHEMICAL BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2004	Age: 3 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, Sinks
PT WAS SUSPECTED OF DRINKING *** WATER SITTING IN A SINK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
40 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHEMICAL BURN TO LEG. PT STS SOME DRAIN CLEANER SPIL LED ON LEG @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2004	Age: 58 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: Drain cleaners
***-LIKE SUBSTANCE SPLASHED IN FACE RESULTING IN CHEMICAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2004	Age: 22 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
DIB TODAY AFTER INHALING MIXTURE DRAIN CLEANER & BLEACH. ACUTE REACTIVE AIRWAY SYNDROME W/ BRONCHOSPASM 2ND TO NOXOUS INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2004	Age: 78 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, Bleaches
PUT BLEACH AND *** IN TOILET - BREATHED IN FUMES CHEMICAL INHALATION /T HROAT IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2004	Age: 51 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
STATES SHE WAS CLEANING A * AT HOME, MIXED * GEL AND LIQUIDFIRE IN DRAIN IN AN INCLOSED AREA, C/O WHEEZING. RESP DISTRESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Sinks
PT TRYING TO UNCLOG HIS SINK WITH AN ACID CLEANER THEN POURED DOWN A BA SE AND EXPLOSION OCCURED GOT ON LOWER ABDOMEN CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2004	Age: 37 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: Drain cleaners
HAD *** SPLASH UP IN FACE RESULTING IN CAUSTIC BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT SUST. BURN TO ELBOW FROM DRAIN CLEANER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2004	Age: 3 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
PARENT STATES THAT CHILD TOOK *** FROM TRASH AND MAY HAVE INJESTED SOME OME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2004	Age: 2 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: Drain cleaners
PT @ HOME SLIPPED INTO SOME DRAIN CLEANER NOW WITH RED IRRITATED AREA OVER LEFT CALF. DX 1% CHEMICAL BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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