Accidents - Acids - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 703
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	19
Year 1999:	107
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	92
Year 2003:	108
Year 2004:	48
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	15
Year 2008:	105
Year 2009:	173

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	71
16-25 years old:	334
26-50 years old:	274
50+ years old:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 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: 03/13/2009	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: 12/26/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	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: Acids, Liquid drugs
MEDICATED SELF FOR PLANTER WARTS ONTO ARM WITH SQUARIC ACID IN ACETONE FOR 2 WEEKS, IN LAST 3 DAYS BEEN HAVING PAIN&BLISTERING>>CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Acids
PATIENT STATES CUT FOREARM AND THEN SPILLED ACID IN CUT. DX; LACERATI ON TO FOREARM WITH CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	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: Acids
PTS ARM EXPOSED TO SULFERIC ACID
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/30/2006	Age: 18 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
PT PRESENTS W NITRIC ACID BURN TO FOREARM WHEN IN SCHOOL DX:CHEM BURN TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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: 08/14/2004	Age: 29 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: Acids
PT PRESENTED TO ED AFTER BEING SPLASHED WITH SULFURIC ACID, SUSTAINED " CHEMICAL EXPOSURE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	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: Acids
BURNED ARM W/ HYDROFLUORIC ACID
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/17/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
45 YO MALE SPILLED SULFURIC ACID ON LEFT ARM CHEMICAL BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT WAS BURNED WITH SULFURIC ACID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 28 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
PATIENT DROPPED HYDRCHOLORIC ACID ON HIS LOWER ARM AT HOME. DX-ACID BURN LEFT HAND, CHEST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2003	Age: 21 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
SPLASHED WITH SULFURIC ACID DX: CHEMICAL BURN R FOREARM / ABD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
BURNED LOWER ARM WITH SULFURIC ACID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 33 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, Air conditioners
PATIENT WAS CLEANING THE AIR CONDITIONER WITH ACID WHEN THE ACID CLEANER DROPPED AND SPLASHED ON HIM. DX-ACID BURNS, LOWER ARMS, LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 36 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: Acids
PT POURED MIRIATIC ACID ON LEFT LOWER ARM SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURNS TO ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2001	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, House repair or construction materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/1999	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Acids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/1999	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	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: Acids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/1998	Age: 17 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Acids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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