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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 501
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 3 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, Lye |
| 3YOM COUGHING AND DIFF BREATHING, MOM USED *** AND LYE CLEANING SOLUTIO N IN DRAIN AT HOME; CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/06/2009 | Age: 2 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 |
| 2YOM FOUND WITH *** CRYSTALS IN HANDS AND MOUTH POSSIBLE *** INGESTION (MOM USED *** TO PEE ON TO CHECK FOR PREGNANCY AND LEFT OUT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| 47YO HISP FEMALE AT HOME W/ HEADACHE, STS EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL THAT WAS USED TO CLEAN UP SEWAGE LINE NEAR HOME,DX NAUSEA,VOMITING,HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2009 | Age: 38 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, Pipes |
| TRYING TO UNCLOG DRAIN WITH 3 DIFFERENT CHEMICALS. DX-INHALATION FUMES VAPORS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 2 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, Bleaches |
| FAMILY MEMBER COMBINED BLEACH W/*** TO UNCLOG TOILET IN HOUSE, CAUSED T OXIC GAS TO FILL HOUSE, HAZMAT TO HOUSE D/T FUMES; TOXIC WHEEZING |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 37 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, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| INHALATION EXPOSURE-POURED SULFURIC ACID DOWN DRAIN-INHALED FUMES-START ED COUGHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 15 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, Bottles or jars |
| 15 YOM WAS MIXING DRAIN CLEANER WITH *** IN A BOTTLE, SHOOK IT ANDTHEN OPENED THE BOTTLE INHALING CONTENTS, DX: CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 54 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 WAS CLEANING A DRAIN AT HOME TODAY, WHEN POURED IN THE DRAIN CLEANER THE TOXIC FUMES MADE PT COUGH HARD DX: INHALATION INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 49 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 |
| PATIENT INHALATED DRAIN CLEANER AND SULFURIC ACID MIXTURE THAT HE TRIE D TO CLEAN TOILET WITH. DX: CHEMICAL VAPOR INHALATION/CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | Age: 13 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 PRESENTS WITH INGESTION OF A *** CLEANER AND DEODORIZER WITH A BITRE X FORMULATION. PT BIT IN TO DRAIN DEODORIZER BALL. DX: POISIONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 64 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, Bleaches |
| PT CLEANING BATHTUB-USED DRAIN CLEANER -RINSED-THEN USED BLEACH-INHALED CLEANERS-BRONCHOSPASM DUE TO CHEMICALS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2009 | Age: 71 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, Sinks |
| PATIENT WAS EXPOSED TO DRAIN CLEANER VAPORS WHILE UNSTOPPING SINK AT HO ME. DX: EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL DRAIN CLEANER . CHEST PAIN/COUGHING/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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