Accidents - Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 109
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	27
26-50 years old:	15
50+ years old:	67

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:

All Of Body:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/20/2002	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives
FOUND WITH METAL POLISH IN MOUTH DX. NO TOXIC INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives, Containers
MOM NOTICED PT WITH CONTAINER OF SILVER JEWLERY CLEANER - HAD CLEANER O N HANDS AND CHIN. D: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 110 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives
PT. WAS USING ALUMINUM WHEEL CLEANER AND GOT SOME IN HIS EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives
INGESTED RUST CLEANER, STABLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Metal polishes, tarnish removers or preventatives
HIVES-GENERALIZED BODY-AT HOME-STARTED AFTER USING BRASS CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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