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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 335
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Acids, Batteries |
| PT HAD A BATTERY EXPLODE AND THE ACID WENT INTO BOTH EYES SUSTAINED A C HEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS TO BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Acids |
| AT HOME AND ACCIDENTLY SPLASHED SULFURIC ACID INTO EYES. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS TO EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids, Containers |
| PATIENT OPENED PACKAGE OF CHEMICAL POWDER HYPOCHLORIDE AND POWDER BLEW INTO EYES. D: ACID BURN, EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| 29 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES. PT GOT SPLASHED W/ACID WHILE CLEANING A HOUSE, ACCIDENTLY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Acids, Swimming pools |
| SPLASHED MIRATEC ACID INTO R EYE WHILE POURING INTO POOL. CHEMICAL CONJ UNCTIVITIS R EYE.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Acids |
| CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - GOT MURIATIC ACID IN RIGHT EYE WHILE CLEANING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PATIENT RECEIVED CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES BILATERAL, GOT ACID IN EYES. DX-BILATERAL CORNEAL IRRITATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION - S/P FB TO EYES /CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE W/UNKNOWN LIQUID (ACID). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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