Accidents - Turpentine - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,339
See also: Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	126
Year 1998:	176
Year 1999:	178
Year 2000:	312
Year 2001:	295
Year 2002:	174
Year 2003:	305
Year 2004:	53
Year 2005:	99
Year 2006:	342
Year 2007:	49
Year 2008:	117
Year 2009:	90
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	893
6-15 years old:	315
16-25 years old:	290
26-50 years old:	484
50+ years old:	356

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	1,258	Lower Arm:	241
Lower Trunk:	160	Upper Leg:	149
Eyeball:	127	Ear:	117
Face:	117	Finger:	108
Head:	34	Unkown:	17
Pubic Region:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/18/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Turpentine
57 YOF ACCIDENTALLY PUT TURPENTINE IN LEFT EAR, BURNING SENSATION. DX- CHEMICAL IRRITATION LEFT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2009	Age: 60 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
PT STATES INHALED TUPERINE VAPORS AT HOME DX: TUPERTINE INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2009	Age: 78 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, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
CHEMICAL IRRITATION-HAD TROUBLE BREATHING WHILE USING MINERAL SPIRITS W HILE REMOVING PAINT FROM A REGISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 09/13/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Turpentine
PT POURED TURPENTINE ON SELF TO KILL LICE. DX: CHEMICAL BURN R EAR, HEAD, UPPER CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Turpentine
PT HAVING AN EAR ACHE SO GRANDMOTHER TRIED AN OLD FAMILY REMEDY AND POU RED TURPENTINE IN EAR- NOW IT REALLY HURTS CHEMICAL BURN TO EAR DRUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2006	Age: 16 months	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 POSSIBLY DRANK TURPENTINE SUBSTANCE INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Turpentine, Gasoline
37 YO MALE CLEANED SKIN WITH TURPENTINE AND GASOLINE CHEMICAL BURNS ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine, Tablet or capsule drugs
INGESTION - 21 YOF ACCIDENTALLY DRANK SOME TURPENTINE BY MISTAKE WHILET AKING A PILL, HAD PUT SOME IN A WATER BOTTLE THINKING IT WAS WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
INHALED TURPENTINE FUMES APPARENTLY DUMPED IN SEWER SYSTEM BY SOMEONE INHALATION TURPENTINE FUMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
INHALED TURPENTINE FUMES APPARENTLY DUMPED IN SEWER SYSTEM BY SOMEONE I NHALATION TURPENTINE FUMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
INHALED TURPENTINE FUMES APPARENTLY DUMPED IN SEWER SYSTEM BY SOMEONE I NHALATION TURPENTINE FUMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
INHALED TURPENTINE FUMES APPARENTLY DUMPED IN SEWER SYSTEM BY SOMEONE I NHALATION TURPENTINE FUMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2005	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
14 M/O F SPILLED TURPENTINE DOWN FRONT AND POSSIBLY INTO MOUTH AT NEIGH BORS HOUSE. DX ; POSSIBLE INGESTION OF TURPENTINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
PT C/O VOMITTING, HA, BODY ACHES, STATES TURPENTINE IN THE ROOF @ *** M AKING PT SICK DX CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Turpentine, Manual filing or sanding tools
PT WAS SANDING W/ WET TILES AND TURPENTINE C/O L EYE PAIN DX CORNEAL U LCER AND POSSIBLE CHEMICAL KERATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine, Bottles or jars
ACCIDENTAL INGESTION-ACCIDENTLY DRANK TURPENTINE FROM A BOTTLE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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 INGESTED TURPENTINE 10MINS AGO FOUND DRINKING AMT UNKNOWN WITH COUGH ING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Turpentine
SOMEONE PUT TURPENTINE ON FIRE & FIRE EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURN FACE, HEAD, NECK, L HAND 5% TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
PT INGESTED TURPENTINE - HOW MUCH IS UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Turpentine
PT MIXED TURPENTINE AND RUBBING ALCOHOL TO RUB ON A FINGER LACERATION A S A DISINFECTANT SUSTAINED A CHEMICAL BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
PT WENT TO GET SOME COUGH MEDICINE IN THE DARK WHEN SHE GRAPPED A BOTTL E OF SLOANS TINCTURE (TURPENTINE) POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Turpentine
CONTACT DERMATITIS ON FINGERS-PT HAD A FUNGUS ON FINGERS-SO HE CLE ANED FINGERS W/ TURPENTINE TO GET RID OF FUNGUS-PAIN STARTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2001	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2001	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine, Tableware and accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2001	Age: 51 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2000	Age: 45 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2000	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine, Clothing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2000	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2000	Age: 21 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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/15/2000	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine, Bottles or jars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2000	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2000	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine, Tableware and accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/1999	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/1999	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/1999	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/1998	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine, Containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/1998	Age: 2 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: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/1998	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/1998	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/1997	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Turpentine, Tableware and accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/1997	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine, Paint or varnish thinners
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/01/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Turpentine
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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