Accidents - Drain cleaners - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,027
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	259
16-25 years old:	276
26-50 years old:	1,099
50+ years old:	391

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	696	Eyeball:	480
Hand:	239	Face:	207
Lower Arm:	161	Mouth:	158
Unkown:	30	Upper Trunk:	15
Knee:	15	Lower Trunk:	15
Upper Leg:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2006	Age: 43 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
SPLASHED DRAIN CLEANER IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Toilets
UNCLOGGING TOILET DRAIN WITH DRAIN CLEANER AND IT SPLASHED INTO FACE B URNING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2006	Age: 68 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, Sinks
CLEANING SINK W/ A DRAIN CLEANSER WEARING EYE PROTECTION BURN TO FACE 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2006	Age: 2 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
PATIENT POSSIBLY INJESTED SOME *** PARENT BROUGHT TO ER FOR CHECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2006	Age: 3 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
PT DRANK UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF DRAIN CLEANER VOMITING AND MOUTH PAIN DX// DRAIN CLEANER INGESTION TRANSFERED TO *** HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/02/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Drain cleaners, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS CLEANING SINK WITH * , WAS CANDLE NEAR SINK , * CAN BURST IN TO FLAMES DX: FIRST DEGREE BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2006	Age: 41 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
PT GOT DRAIN CLEANER ON BOTH HANDS TWO DAYS AGO AND HAS BURNS DX// CHEMICAL BURNS BILAT HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 67 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, Floors or flooring materials
BURN FOREARM - 67 YOM WAS LAYING ON FLOOR SNAKING OUT A DRAIN AND DRAIN CLEANER SPILLED ONTO FLOOR GETTING ON RIGHT FOREARM GOING THRU SHIRT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	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
PT SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER DRAIN CLEANER SPLASHED IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain cleaners
RIGHT EYE IRRITATION. PT SPLASHED *** INTO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
CHEMICAL BURN L HAND, PT SPILLED *** CHEMICAL AT HOME, C/O REDNESS,PAIN , BURNING SENSATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain cleaners, Bathtubs or showers
PT WAS EXPOSED TO *** IN TUB WHILE TAKING A SHOWER. DX: LWBS. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/01/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain cleaners, Sinks
PT ACCIDENTALLY SPLASHED *** WHILE TRYING TO UNCLOG A SINK AT HOME TODA Y DX// CHEMICAL EXPOSURE RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2006	Age: 42 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, Sinks
CHEM BURN TO FACE/42YOF HAD FACE SPLASHED W/*** CRYSTAL IN SOLUTION. SH E WAS TRYING TO UNCLOG SINK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain cleaners
PT SPLASHED *** FOR CESSPOOL CLOGS ON HER HANDS AT HOME TODAYDX// HYDRO GEN PEROXIDE EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 43 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
POURED DRAIN CLEANER DOWN DRAIN THEN *** AND INHALED FUMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2006	Age: 23 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
PT INHALED FUMES FROM COMBINATION OF DRAIN CLEANERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
UNCLOGGING DRDAIN WHEN *** SPILLED ON HER BURNING FACE AND CHEST,ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/13/2006	Age: 19 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT IS AUTISTIC AND MOTHER FOUND PT WITH *** DRAIN CLEANER BATHROOMFLOOR WAS WET, DX; ACCIDENTAL INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Drain cleaners, Bottles or jars
PT WAS MAKING A BOMB W/* AND TINFOIL AND * BOTTLE BLEW UP W/PT 10 F T AWAY. DX: L EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2006	Age: 49 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
*** IN LT EYE,PARAMEDICS FLUSHED WITH LOTS OF WATER CHEMICAL CORNEABU RN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners
PT. WITH MOM AT MOMS WORK AND POSSIBLY DRANK ***. DX POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2006	Age: 18 months	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
DX ALKALI BURNS TO BUTTOCKS: PT SAT ON SPILLED DRAIN CLEANER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Pipes
PT WAS PUTTING DRAIN CLEANER DOWN DRAIN PIPE AT HOME WHEN IT SPLASHED O N FOREARM. DX. 2 DEGREE BURNS TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT GRABBED WHAT SHE THOUGHT WAS HER DRINK AND TOOK A BIG MOUTHFUL, SPIT IT OUT, IT WAS DRAIN CLEANER, CHEMICAL BURN MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Sinks
*** SPLASHED INTO EYES WHILE PLUNGING SINK CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain cleaners
SPLASHED IN EYE WITH HEAVY DUTY DRAIN CLEANER DX: ACUTE KERITIS 2ND TO CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2006	Age: 3 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
PT STARTED SCREAMING THAT HER RT EYE HURT WHEN MOM WAS POURING DRAIN CLEANER DOWN THE SINK, BACKSPLASHED. DX: CHEMICAL IRRITATION RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drain cleaners
PATIENT WAS POURING DRAIN OPENER INTO SINK & IT SPLASHED INTO EYES. DX - CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT INGESTED ***. DX: BURNS MOUTH, ARMS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT PUT ARMS IN WATER CONTAINING *** 19 HRS PTA DX:CHEMICAL BURN LT FOR EARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	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-C/O PAIN AND REDNESS TO BIL EYES AFTER OPENING CAN OF ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2006	Age: 58 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
PT SUST CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE FROM ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
SPILLED DRAIN CLEANER ON HAND LEFT 4TH & TH FINGERS 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	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, Toilets
PT WAS USING *** ON HER TOILET AND DEVELOPED WHEEZING AND DYSPNEA POISO NING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	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
20 Y/O BF INHALED DRAIN CHEMICAL, DIAGNOSED WITH ADVERSE REACTION TO CHEMICAL FUMES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2006	Age: 43 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, Pipes
INHALED DRAIN CLEANER AFTER POURING IN DOWN DRAIN/ CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS EXAC OF ASTHMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2006	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT WAS BURNED ON THE LEG BY PEQUA WHICH IS A POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE DRAIN CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain cleaners
RAD SECONDARY TO CHEMICAL EXPOSURE.PT WAS USING *** AND HAD A REACTION. N.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	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, Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
DX RIGHT FOREARM BURN: CLEANING SEPTIC SYSTEM WITH DRAIN CLEANER, BUT NOT PROTECTIVE GEAR, GOT CLEANER ON ARM AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 33 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, Sinks
KNEE BURN-LOOSENED DRAIN UNDER SINK & SPILLED DRAIN CLEANER ON KNEE-(** *)-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	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
60 YOF INHALED FUMES FROM LIQUID ***. TOXIC INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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