Accidents - Acids - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,475
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	5
6-15 years old:	83
16-25 years old:	326
26-50 years old:	782
50+ years old:	278

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	629	All Of Body:	218
Finger:	218	Hand:	198
Face:	59	Upper Arm:	59
Neck:	59	Lower Arm:	15
Pubic Region:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/27/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Acids
DX LEFT EYE IRRITATION: EXPOSURE TO BATHROOM CLEANER (HYDROCLORIC ACID BASE) AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2005	Age: 26 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
GOT SPRAYED IN FACE W/ACID MIXTURE, EYES BURNING DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Clothing accessories
WEARING GLOVES AND USING HYDROCHLORIC ACID TO CLEAN MOTORCYCLE AT HOME & ACID GOT IN GLOVES CHEMICAL BURN HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Acids
PT GOT ACID IN EYE; EYE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT. ACCIDENTLY SPLASHED ACID IN BOTH EYES. DX. CHEMICAL BURN; ACID.#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
28 Y/O W/M RECEIVED BURN TO EYES WHEN GOT BATTERY ACID INTO EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids, Hot plates
PATIENT COMPLAINS OFHAVING BEEN EXPOSED TO SULFURIC ACID ON A HOT PLATE HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING. DX - CHEMICAL INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT WAS AT HOME USING MURATIC ACID TO CLEAN A DRIVEWAY WHEN IT SPLASHED INTO HIS EYE CAUSING CEMICAL BURNS TO HI LT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT SUST CHEMICAL BURN TO TESTICLE FROM ACID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Acids
PT GOT COIL CLEANING ACID IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
29 YO MALE BURNED RIGHT HAND WITH ACID LAST NIGHT CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Acids, Floors or flooring materials
17YOF-CHEMICAL BURN RIGHT HAND-USED TO CLEAN STOVE & FLOOR
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/08/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Paper products
USING WINK RUST STAIN REMOVER CONTAINING ACID & SOME SPILLED & PATIENT CLEANED UP SPILL W/PAPER TOWELS HYDROFLUORIC ACID BURN FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Acids
ACUTE SPLASH INJ R EYE/35YOM STS AT HOME AT 6:10P TONIGHT GOT MURATIC A CID SPLASHED INTO R EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT, WHO TAKES EYE DROPS FOR GLAUCOMA, ACCIDENTALLY PUT NITRIC ACID IN EYE BY MISTAKE. D: CHEMICAL BURN, EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2005	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
CUTANEOUS ACID EXPOSURE (KABOOM TUB AND TILE ACID CLEANER)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
SPLASHED ACID ON FINGERS AND SUSTAINED A BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT APPLIED TRICHLOROACETIC ACID TO THE DORSUM OF HAND C/O BURNING/PEELI NG OF SKIN, " PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
SODIUM HYDROCHLORIC SOLUTION SPLASHED IN FACE CHEMICAL BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
USING COIL CLEANER WITH ACID AND SPLASED IN EYE SUSTAINED A CHEMICAL BU RN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Acids
55 Y/O F INJURED R EYE WHEN SPLASHED MUVIC ACID INTO IT AT HOME. DX; CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Built-in swimming pools
PT USING MURIATIC ACID TO CLEAN THE BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL AT HO ME AND GOT SOME ON HER HANDS CHEMICAL BURNS TO HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
TOXIC EXPOSURE TO MURIATIC ACID-SPILLED ACID IN GARAGE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, General purpose household cleaners
PT WAS MOVING HOUSEHOLD CLEANING AGENTS WHEN SHE SPILLED SOME SULFURIC ACIDE ON UPPER ARM AND LEG. D: BURN, SULFURIC ACID EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT SUSTAINED ACID SPLASH TO HAND 4 DAYS AGO, SWOLLEN, DX ACID BURN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/02/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids, Floors or flooring materials
BRONCHITIS-THROAT IRRITATION STARTED WHILE CLEANING MOTHER'S BASEMENT F LOOR W/ MURATIC ACID-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Acids
ANOXIA, VIA EMS, PT EXPOSED TO SULFURIC ACID FUMES IN THE BUILDING, C/O SOB, DIZZINESS, ENT NORMAL. NO ACTIVE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Acids
PT USIAN AN SCID CLEANER CLEANING HIS MARINE DOCK AND GOT SOME ON FINGE RS CAUSED AN INFECTION CELLULITIS FROM ACID CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT BURNT FINGER,SPILLED ?ACIDS ON IT SUSTAINED " FINGER BURN"
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/05/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Acids
SOB AFTER INHALING MURATIC ACID DX; SOB LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/03/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
SULFURIC ACID SPLASHED ON NECK BURNS TO NECK SECONDARY TO ACID BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Acids
PT WAS USING MURIATIC ACID ON SATURDAY DEVELOPED RASH TO ARMS URTICARIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
PT INHALED HYDROFLUORIC ACIDE WALKED THROUGH STREET DX HYDROFLUORIC ACID EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
WALKED THROUGH HYDROFLUORIC ACID SPILL DX HYDORFLUORIC ACID EXPOSU RE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/04/2005	Age: 21 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: Acids
PT INHALED NITRIC & SULFURIC ACID YEST. IN ORGANIC CHEM. LAB. DIZZY, HA S CHILLS WITH DEEP BREATH. D: ACID INHALATION, DYSOMIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Acids, Grills
HAD "ACID" SPLASH INTO EYES WHILE CLEANING A GRILL DX CORNEAL ABR'S , C HEMICAL EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.