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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,774
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Towels or cloths |
| TOXIC EFFECT OF FUMES-@ NIGHT CLUB-WATCHING PORN VIDEO & HUFFING CARB CLEANER FROM A RAG-CLUB OWNER CALLED POLICE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 27 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: Automotive chemicals |
| BURNED L HAND WITH HOT TRANSMISSION FLUID. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| ACCIDENTAL INGESTION-PT FOUND W/ "***" GASOLINE STABILIZER ON HAND& IN MOUTH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 26 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: Automotive chemicals |
| CHEM IRRITATION OF EYES/AT 7:30P TONIGHT, PT WORKING UNDER CAR AND ENGI NE DEGREASER SPLASHED IN BOTH EYES. FLUSHED EYES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 33 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: Automotive chemicals |
| PT HUFFING CARBURATOR CLEANER. FOUND SITTING ON SIDE OF ROAD. HAS RINGI NG IN EARS. D: CHEMICAL INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF BRAKE FLUID. D: BRAKE FLUID INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LT FRONTAL AREA FROM RADIATOR FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Glass doors or doors with glass panels |
| R WRIST PAIN, ONGOING PROBLEMS, REINJURED TONIGHT UNSCREWING OIL CAP, LATER PULLED ON SLIDING GLASS DOOR OFF TRACK DX: WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Metal containers |
| INGESTED CARBURETOR CLEANER IN *** CAN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT INGESTED *** SUPER CLEAN DEGREASER. DX: INGESTION. DX: INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT WORKING ON HIS CAR IN THE STREET, WHEN OPENED RADIATOR WHILE CAR RUNNING, HOT CHEMICALS SPLASHED IN EYES/FACE/ARMS CAUSING BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT GOT A FEW DROPS OF AUTO AIR CONDITIONING FLUID ON LIPS 5 DAYS AGO. S PIT IT OUT BUT NOW FEELS DIZZY AND DRUNK. D:DEHYDRATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 5 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: Automotive chemicals |
| PT HAD 2 SWALLOWS OF PUNCTURE TIRE SEAL. D: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO TRANSMISSION FLUID DX: MINOR EXPOSURE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT SEEN FOR CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO THE EYE WHILE CLEANING THE TRUCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2003 | Age: 4 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: Other |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Aerosol containers |
| PT GOT "***" CHEMICAL CAR TIRE INFLATER IN EYES WHEN CAN EXPLODED. D: C HEMICAL IRRITANT IN EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| 23 YOM HAD CHEMICAL BRAKE FLUID BLOW UP IN HIS FACE BURN TO FACE AND NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 47 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: Automotive chemicals |
| CHEMICAL BURN BILATERAL HANDS-C/O BURNING TO BOTH HANDS SINCE YESTERDAY WHEN PT GOT ACID AND *** ON THEM. HAS DISCOLORATION TO HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| INGESTION OF BRAKE FLUID - QUESTION OF CHILD DRINKING AMOUNT OF BRAKE F LUID JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL - CHILD TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/04/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| WAS CLEANING TIRES WITH TIRE CLEANER AND SUSTAINED A CONTACT DERMITITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| SPRAYED WHEEL CLEANER IN EYE - CHEMICAL SPLASH IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Cardboard products |
| INGESTED BRAKE FLUID BY ACCIDENT BABY FOUND THE FLUID IN A BOX HARD TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH WAS INGESTED DX: ADMIT UNSTABLE, WOOZY, WOBBLY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT GOT BRAKE FLUID IN THE EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2003 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| SNIFFING CARBORATOR CLEANER ALL NIGHT, UNKNOWN DOWN TIME. DX. CHEMICAL INHALATION EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT DRANK UP TO 2 OZ GAS TREATMENT. DX: INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| ACCIDENTAL INGESTION-IN GARAGE @ HOME W/ DAD-CHILD DRANK A SWALLOW OF A IR INTAKE SYSTEM CLEANER |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Sprayers |
| PATIENT SPRAYED IN EYE WITH CAR FRAGRANCE AT HOME, SCLERA REDNESS, EYEL ID SWOLLEN; CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 44 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: Automotive chemicals |
| STATES HE HAD TRANMISION FLUID SPLASH IN BOTH EYES DX CHEMICAL BURN TO BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 2 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: Automotive chemicals |
| CHEMICAL BURNS IN EYES WHEN COUSIN POURED BRAKE FLUID IN EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| POWER STEERING FLUID IN EYECHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| DRANK BRAKE FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 36 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: Automotive chemicals |
| WAS SIPHONING TRANSMISSION FLUID, THINKS HE MAY HAVE DRANK SOME,POISON CONTROL STATES NOT ENOUGH TO BE TOXIC/LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 33 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: Other |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| CHEMICAL IRRITATION L EYE - GOT AMORALL E-Z DECK WASH IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | 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: Automotive chemicals, House repair or construction materials |
| FOREARM BURN-AT HOME-USED CARBURATOR CLEANER TO CLEAN TAR OFF ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT CLEANING CAR ENGINE AT HOME SPRAYED A DEGREASER IN RIGHT EYE CHEMICA L BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT GOT TRANSMISSION FLUID IN HIS EYES @ WORK TODAY. IRRITATION TO (R) EYE. DX: CHEMICAL IRRITATION (R) EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| DERMATITIS HAND - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH PAINFUL, BURNING HANDS AFTER US ING BRAKE CLEANING FLUID WITHOUT GLOVES - AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| 28 YO M BRAKE FLUID IN EYE. DX FOREIGN BODY TO R CORNEA WITH RUST RING, REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| CHILD SWALLOWED ~5CC OF MOTOR OIL SOLVENT. SPIT IT OUT AND NOW HAS CONT INUOUS COUGHING. D:PRESUMED ASPIRATION, TOXIC INGESTION. ADMIT FOR OBSE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Footwear |
| 36 YO M SLIPPED WHILE WALKING ( HAD HYDRAULIC FLUID ON BOOTS). DX L ANK LE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| 4 YOM INGESTED ANTI-FREEZE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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