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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 152
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2005 | Age: 33 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: Shoe polishes, Laundry soaps or detergents |
| PT,TRYING TO REMOVE SHOE POLISH FROM NOSE, USED INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH LAU NDRY DETERGENT. SUSTAINED BURN. D: CHEMICAL BURN, NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Shoe polishes, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT CAUGHT SHOE POLISH ON FIRE WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER SUSTAINED THERMA L BURNS TO FACE- NS IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Shoe polishes |
| PT DX 1S DEGREE BURN - C/O BLACK SHOE POLISH (DYE) - SPLASHED INTO HER FACE ABOUT AN HOUR AGO - BURNING SENSATION TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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