Accidents - Drain cleaners - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,266
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	304
6-15 years old:	46
16-25 years old:	92
26-50 years old:	362
50+ years old:	461

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	501	Eyeball:	372
Lower Trunk:	137	Foot:	70
Unkown:	70	Lower Leg:	30
Hand:	30	Upper Leg:	16
Head:	15	Face:	15
Mouth:	6

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: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Drain cleaners
PT SUS CHEM CONJ TO EYE AFTER DRAIN CLEANER SPLASHED INTO EYE%
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: 11/27/2009	Age: 82 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
82 Y/O/M ACCIDENTALLY SPLASHED DRAIN CLEANER IN EYE C/O EYE PAIN DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Drain cleaners
PT SUSTAINED CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS AFTER GETTING *** IN EYE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2009	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
216YFC MOTHER SPILLED DRAIN OPENER LIQUID BY *** ON FLOOR AND PATIENT CRAWLED THROUGH IT/BURN
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: 07/05/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURN TO SCALP WHEN A MIXTURE OF *** AND WATER WAS POURED ONTO HIS HEAD BY A TEENAGE BOY*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2009	Age: 48 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
PT WITH CONJUNCTIVITIS FROM A DRAIN CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
POURED DRAIN CLEANER AND SPILLED IT ON HAND FIRST DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
GOT *** ON LIPS;DX CHEMICAL BURNS MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain cleaners
PT GOT *** SPLASHED IN EYE DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE LT EYE DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE LT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2009	Age: 26 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
26 YO M CHEMICAL BURN, CONJUNCTIVITIS GOT *** SPLASHED IN EYE AT HOME* *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
LOWER LEG BURNS-SPILLED *** DRAIN CLEANER ON LEG-@ HOME
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/17/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT WITH BURNS TO LOWER LEG FROM SULFURIC ACID (DRAIN OPENER)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2009	Age: 48 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
PT CLEANING OUT A DRAIN USING *** CLEANER WHEN CLEANER CAME OUT OF DRAI N & STRUCK EYES. IMMEDIATE PAIN.D:BILATERAL ALKALI CONJ. & CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2009	Age: 66 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, Pumps
PT SPLASHED CLR DRAIN CLEANER IN BOTH EYES CLEANING OUT PUMP AT HOME. DX. ALKALINE BURN R/L EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	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
PT WASHED SELF WITH *** SHE THOUGHT WAS SOAP. DX: 5% TBSA CHEMICAL BUR N BILAT THIGHS, SCHIZOPHRENIA.
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: 02/10/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	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, Footwear
CHEMICAL BURN FOOT - 22 YO MALE SPILLED DRAIN CLEANER ON HIS LEFT LOWER LEG - DRAIN CLEANER RAN DOWN PANTS INTO SHOE
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

Date: 02/05/2009	Age: 42 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, Sinks
SPLASHED *** FROM SINK TO MOUTH,HANDS,EYES,FACE BURNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2009	Age: 29 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
29 Y/O SPLASHED DRAIN CLEANER IN EYES AND FACE AT HOME. DX-CHEMICAL BURN RIGHT EYE WITH PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2009	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS FOUND BY MOUTH SITTING IN A POOL OF *** ON BATHROOM FLOOR NO EVI DENCE OF INGESTION DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO BUTTUCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
CHEMICAL BURN TO LT BUTTOCK FROM ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Drain cleaners
50 YOF'S HANDS WERE EXPOSED TO *** AT HOME CONTACT DERMATITIS CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.