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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 305
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | 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: Turpentine |
| PT STUCK PAINT THINNER LID IN MOUTH- POISION CONTROL NOTIFIED DX POSSIBLE TURPENTINE INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Turpentine |
| PT. HAD A ROACH IN HIS EAR, MOTHER GOT IT OUT AND THEN PUT TURPENTINE IN HIS EAR - CHEMICAL OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Turpentine |
| 7 YO FEMALE CLEANED INFECTED FINGER WITH TURPENTINE STAPH INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Turpentine |
| BURN TO LEFT THIGH FROM TURPENTINE THREE DAYS AGO. DX CHEMICAL DERMATITIS LEFT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Turpentine |
| 37 Y/O F INJURED R FOREARM WHEN SPILLED TURPENTINE DOWN UNDER CAST ON A RM AT HOME. DX; CHEMICAL BURN R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Turpentine, Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| BROTHER WAS PAINTING USING OIL BASE PAINT, WAS CLEANING BRUSHES IN SINK WITH TURPINTINE, PT PICKED UP CONTAINER AND TOOK A SIP,INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2003 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Turpentine |
| FAMILY FRIEND STATES TURPENTINE SPILLED OVER PT'S ENTIRE BODY |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
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