Accidents - Acids - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,042
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	82
6-15 years old:	111
16-25 years old:	271
26-50 years old:	468
50+ years old:	108

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	346	All Of Body:	272
Lower Arm:	173	Hand:	99
Face:	68	Finger:	61
Upper Leg:	21

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2009	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
INJURED FINGER FROM HYDROCHLORIC ACID CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/28/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Acids
2 YOF, ACID EXPOSURE TO EYE, PT GOT *** TILE & GROUT CLEANER ONFACE. FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Acids
PT PLAYING W/ "*** KIT" THAT SHE GOT AS PRESENT. ACCID GOT SOME CITRIC ACID IN HER R EYE. EYE FLUSHED AT HOME. DX CHEM CONJUNCTIVITI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Acids
DX ACID EXPOSURE, R EYE: 12YOM 15% HYDROCHLORIC ACID SPLASHED INTO PT'S EYE @ SCHOOL; PN & BLURRY VISION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT WITH CHEMICAL BURN TO FINGER AT SCHOOL FROM HYDROSULFURIC ACID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
SPILLED MURIATIC ACID ON R HAND DX- CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Acids, Bicycles or accessories
26 YOM STUDENT POSS. GOT CHEMICALS INCL ACIDS, NA ACETATES IN EYES IN B IO LAB.ALSO WENT ON BIKE RIDE & POSS DUST IN EYES. DX:CORNEAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
WORKING ON LAB PROJECT AND NITRIC ACID SPILLED ONTO LOWER ARMS CHEMICAL BURNS TO LOWER ARMS #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
C/O HAND PAIN AFTER SPILLING AIR CONDITIONER CHEMICAL ONTO HAND. DX-HYDROFLUROTIC ACID BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 48 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: Acids
ACCIDENTLY DRANK MIXTURE OF ACID AND *** DX: TOXIC INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Acids, Ceilings and walls
PT C/O RASHES AND REDNESS TO FACE AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO ACID CLEANING SOLUTION HE USED TO CLEAN WALLS DX CONTACT DERMATITIS FACE*****
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2009	Age: 62 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
ACCIDENTALLY PLACED TWO DROPS OF MURIATIC&NITRIC ACID IN RIGHT EYE CHE MICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
CHEMICAL BURN TO FOREARM-SULFURIC ACID SPLASHED ON ARM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2009	Age: 43 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
43YO WHITE MALE CARRYING MURIATIC ACID-DROPPED IT & SPLASHED IN R EYE DX CHEMICAL BURN (ACID) CONJUNCTIVA & CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT WAS CLEANING WITH A SULFURIC ACID PRODUCT AT HOME, ATTEMPTED TO POUR IT DOWN THE DRAIN, IT SPILLED DOWN ARM ONTO THIGH. DX-ACID BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
SULFURIC ACID SPILLED ON FINGERS/ ACID BURNS BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2009	Age: 42 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
PT DX ACID BURN LT 2ND FINGER - SUSTAINED BURN INJURY TO LT 2ND FINGER WITH "BRICK CLEANING ACID" AT HOME YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT IN HOME IMPROV STORE W/ DAD SHOPPING FOR MURIATIC ACID. BEGAN TO COM PLAIN ON L THUGH PAIN. BURN TO THIGH. UNSURE OF EXPOSURE. DX CHEM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids, Glass tubing or test tubes
PT EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM HYDROCHLORIC ACID IN CLASS USING BEAKER AND HA D MASK ON AND OVERCOME BY FUMES DX: HYDORCHLORIC ACID EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Clothing accessories
WAS CLEANING A PIECE OF ALUMINUM WITH HYDROFLOURIC ACID WHEN GLOVE BECA ME TORN AND CHEM LEAKED IN CAUSING BURN TO FINGERTIPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2009	Age: 23 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 CLEANING THE BOTTOM OF HIS BOAT WITH SOME ACID CLEANER AND SOME SPLA SHED INTO EYE CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2009	Age: 9 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, Swimming
PT WAS SWIMMING WHE POOL PERSONNEL THREW MURIATIC ACID INTO WATER. EXP OSURE TO TOXIC VAPORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR EXPOSURE TO SULFURIC ACID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2009	Age: 41 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
PT CLEANING HER GRANDFATHERS DRIVEWAY WITH MURIATIC ACID AND INHALED TH E FUMES THROAT STARTED TO BURN AND COUGH POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT WAS GETTING BRACES X4 DAYS AT DENTISTS OFFICE AND BURNED ON CHEEK/CO RNER OF MOUTH FROM PHOSPHORIC ACID; CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
FOREARM BURN-IN LAB @ COLLEGE-SPILLED COMBO OF NITRIC & SULFURIC ACID O N ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Acids
ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED ACETIC ACID SOLUTION IN HER R EYE. CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	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: Acids, Bathtubs or showers
CLEANING BATHTUB WHEN ARMS CAME IN CONTACT WITH TOWEL SOAKED THRU WITH ACID. DX: CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2009	Age: 2 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: Poisoning
Product: Acids
PATIENT HAD * OR * ACID CLEANER FOR WATER PURIFIER ON HANDSTHEN PUT HANDS IN MOUTH; INGESTION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 02/13/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
DRANK BRICK ACID POISONING *
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/02/2009	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Acids, Drain cleaners
ACCIDENTALLY SPLASHED SELF INTO EYE WHILE CLEANING WITH DRAIN CLEANER V ERSUS CLEANING FLUID(SULFRIC ACID)>>CHEMICAL CONJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT HAS A CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE FROM ACID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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