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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 122
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| PT WAS USING AMMONIA BASED CHEMICAL TO REMOVE WAX FROM FLOOR, GETTING SOME ON BACK OF LOWER LEGS DX;; 1ST & 2ND DEGREE CHEM. BURNS LOW LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| PT C/O BURN ON LFT LEG. PT BURNED LFT LEG WITH AMMONIA. DX CHEMICAL BU RN LOWER LFT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2004 | Age: 79 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: Ammonia, household |
| DX RIGHT LOWER LEG CHEMICAL BURN: PT APPLIED HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA TO LEG TO RID SELF OF MITES. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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