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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,067
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 44 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: Ammonia, household |
| 44YOF INHALED AMMONIA ON THURS AND STILL WITH DIFFICULTY BREATHING. DX. FUME INHALATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bottles or jars |
| 69 YOF THOUGHT SHE WAS TAKING SIP OF WATER,BUT HAD PUT CLEANING SOLVENT IN BOTTLE. DX**: INGESTION SMALL AMT:AMONIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| 23 YOF C/O INHALATION INJURY, CHEST PAIN, MIXED BLEACH AND AMONIA LAST NIGHT. DX-INHALATION INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bottles or jars |
| 2 YOF-GR-FATHER FOUND CHILD W/OPEN BOTTLE OF AMMONIA-CHGD CHILDS CLOTHE S & WASHED FACE-CHEEKS/EYE RED DX AMMONIA EXPOSURE-SUPERFICIAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 53 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: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| 53 YOF,CHEMICAL INHALATION, MIXED BLEACH AND AMMONIA TOGETHER TO CLEAN HER FLOOR AND DEVELOPED THROAT TIGHTNESS AND COUGHING, VOMITTING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| 60YOF,COUGHING WITH BURNING TO HER EYES S/P SHE MIXED AMMONIA WITH BLEA CH AND *** WHILE CLEANING THIS AM INHALED FUMES ALSO CHEMICAL CONJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2010 | Age: 48 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: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| 48YOF, MIXED ***&AMMONIA AS HOME MADE BUG BOMB TO KILL BED BUGS&NOW WIT H SOB>>INHALATION INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| 20 YOF AMMONIA CLEANER SPILLED IN LEFT NOSTRIL CHEMICAL BURN NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2010 | Age: 51 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: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| POISONING-51YOF CLEANING THE TOILET WITH A MIXTURE OF BLEACH AND AMONIA CAUSING BRONCHOSPASM AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | Age: 42 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: Ammonia, household, Detergents |
| 42 YOF DX ACCIDENTAL INGESTION - PT C/O SHE TOOK A SIP OF AMMONIA MIXED WITH DETERGENT X5 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| 58YFC CLEANING HOUSE FOR 5 TO 6 HOURS MIXED BLEACH WITH AMONIA PRODUCT C/O COUGHING AND THROAT IRRITATION/POSIONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | Age: 17 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: Ammonia, household |
| 17 YOM ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF AMMONIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| 7YOM SPRAYED IN EYE W/ SUBSTANCE OF CONCENTRATED AMONIA BY ANOTHER STUDENT DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| PT MISTAKING AMONIA GLASS CLEANER FOR WATER, DRANK FEW SIPS DX: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION, TOXIC EXPOSURE TO AMONIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Floors or flooring materials |
| 22YOF WAS USING AN AMMONIA CLEANER AND GOT DIZZY AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR, CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 53 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: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| 53 YR OLD BLACK MALE DX UPPER RESPIRATORY INFLAMMATION DUE TO FUMES AND VAPORS - DUE TO INHALATION OF AMMONIA AND BLEACH MIXED TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 60 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: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| 60 YOM MIXED *** BLEACH W/AMMONIA TO CLEAN BATHROOM AND EXPOSEDHIMSELF TO THE CHEMICALS AND CANT BREATHE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/16/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| 54 YOM CLEANING HOUSE W/***, BLEACH AND AMMONIA YESTERDAY, NOW COUGHING , SOB DX: CHEMICAL BRONCHITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2010 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| 1YOM DRANK HOUSE HOLD CLEANER CALD *** WITH AMONIA CHLORIDE IN ITSTREPT PHARYNGITIS AMONIA CHLORIDE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2010 | Age: 79 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: Ammonia, household, Toilets |
| 79YO WHITE MALE ACCIDENTLY INHALED AMMONIA POSS DRANK COUPLE OF OUNCES WHILE CLEANING TOILET,C/O SOB,DX UPPER AIRWAY EDEMA,INHALATION,HYPERTEN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/23/2010 | Age: 56 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: Ammonia, household |
| 56YOF CLEANING WITH AMMONIA AT HOME AND DEVELOPED A SEVERE HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/17/2010 | Age: 3 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: Ammonia, household |
| 3YOM PLAYING IN BATHROOM AT HOME & POSS SPRAYED AMMONIA IN EYE, AMMONIA ONLY CHEMICAL IN BATHROOM, C/O EYE PAIN & REDNESS; CHEM CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2010 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| 17 MO M ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED AMMONIA IN EYE WHILE MOM WAS CLEANING. DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2010 | Age: 33 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: Ammonia, household |
| 33YOF HAS BEEN CLEANING HER BRURNED OUT HOUSE WITH AMMONIA BASED CLEAN ER AND DEVELOPED A SEVERE HEADACHE DX HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations |
| 57 YOM ITCHING TO FACE AND NECK AFTER USING AMMONIA AND *** CLEANING HO USE DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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