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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 117
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 59 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: Turpentine |
| PT SWALLOWED TURPENTINE AND THOUGHT IT WAS WATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Turpentine |
| INGESTION OF TURPENTINE-DRANK A SWALLOW-@ HOME-NO SYMPTOMS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Turpentine, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES WAS REDOING WOOD FLOORS AT HOME WITH MINERAL SPIRITS AND TI S PILLED ON HER UPPER RIGHT LEG DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Turpentine |
| PT TRIED TO CLEAN ARM 2 WKS AGO WITH TURPENTINE, BURN TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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