Accidents - Acids - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,735
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	334
Year 1998:	102
Year 1999:	137
Year 2000:	34
Year 2002:	180
Year 2003:	138
Year 2004:	130
Year 2005:	218
Year 2006:	102
Year 2007:	164
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	61
Year 2010:	70

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	227
26-50 years old:	885
50+ years old:	623

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/21/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
47YOM, WASHING TRAUCK WITH A CLEANER THAT HAD ACID IN IT, CHEMICAL BURN TO FINGERTIPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 12/02/2009	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: 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: 06/18/2009	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: 04/22/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT TO ED WITH C/C BURN TO 3RD DIGIT ON RIGHT HAND FROM COMMERCIAL GRADE ACID SPRAY CLEANER DX:CHEMICAL BURN TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	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
PT HAS A ACID BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT RECEIVED ACID BURNS ON FINGERTIPS RESULTING IN SECOND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Bicycles or accessories
44YOF CLEANING THE BIKES BOX OF SONS BICYCLE WITH A SOLUTION CALLED RUSTFREE, DEVELOPED BURNING OF FINGER TIPS;HYDROFLUORIC ACID EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
BURN TO LT THUMB FROM ***/ CHEMICAL BURN LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Acids
S/P CHEMICAL WARTS, ON 2 FINGERS, REMOVAL C ACIDS, NOW C SWELLING&REDN ESS " CELLULITIS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY BURNED ON RIGHT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS, SPILLED CHEMICAL ACID ON FINGERS. DX-CHEMICAL BURN TO FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 07/12/2005	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: 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: 07/05/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	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
HYDROFLURIC ACID BURN RT 5TH FINGER, WORKING ON CAR AT HOME, GOT ACID ON HAND AT SOME POINT, FINGER BURNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 38 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
ACID BURNS TO FINGER RIGHT 2ND FINGER CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
34 YOWM GOT "ACID THAT CLEANS CONCRETE" ON L FINGER. DX. CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
CONTACT WITH HYDROCHOLORIDE ACID WHILE CLEANING HIS BOAT. DX HYDROCHLOR IDE ACID BURN TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/12/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
CHEMICAL BURN LEFT RING FINGER-PT SPILLED ACID ON HIS LEFT HAND 2 DAYS AGO. NOW C/O PAIN AND REDNESS TO FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT WAS EXPOSED TO HYDROFLURIC ACID. DX: CHEMICAL BURN R DIGITS.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/30/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Clothing accessories
CHEM BURN 4 FING'S L HAND/55YOWF USED RUST REMOVER TODAY,HYDROFLOURIC A CID, AND BURNED FING'S BETWEEN 1:30-3P.RINSED OFF & CON'T CLEAN W/GLOVE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/23/2000	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, House repair or construction materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2000	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/1999	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/1999	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/1999	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/14/1999	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/1998	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1998	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/1997	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Acids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/1997	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/1997	Age: 26 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, Art supplies or equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/1997	Age: 54 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
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/09/1997	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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