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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,085
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| 39YOM WORKING ON HIS CAR AND GOT BRAKE FLUID SPLASHED INTO EYES CHEMICA L BURNS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2009 | Age: 29 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 |
| PT WITH CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS FROM GETTING BRAKE FLUID IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 17 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: Automotive chemicals |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING ALUMINUM CLEANER ON RIMS OF TRUCK CAUSING A HYDROFLUORIC ACID BURN TO RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| BURNED R HAND/L ARM WITH FIRE WHILE LIGHTING A BRUSH FIRE WITH BRAKE FL UID -NO FD DX SM AREA OF 1ST/2ND DEG BURNS UPPER EXTREMITIES * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| SPRAYED "***" IN EYES/ DX EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| SPILLED HOT TRANSMISSION FLUID IN RIGHT EYE AND HAD SEVERAL FLECKS OF METAL IN EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Sprayers |
| 12 YO M CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO FACE PT OPENED PRESSURIZED SPRAYER AND THE MIST FROM CARROSINE 8 (ENGINE DEGREASER) SPRAYED IN PTS FACE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 3 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 |
| POSSIBLE INGESTION OF BRAKE FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT WITH AUTOMOTIVE FLUID SPLASHED ONTO PT, WITH BURNS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 54 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 OF TRANSMISSION FLUID-WAS SYPHONING FLUID FROM CAR ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED A MOUTH FULL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 4 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 |
| DRANK CARBURATOR CLEANER FLUID;DX POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT WAS IN CAR AND ACCIDENTALLY POURED WHEEL ACID CLEANER OVER ICE INSTE AD OF WATER. ADMITS TO ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PLAYING IN HOME GARAGE & GOT BRAKE CLEANING FLUID IN EYE,CONTAINS XYLEN E,METHYL ALCOHOL,ACETONE & ETHYLBENZENE,EYE PAIN/REDNESS; OCULAR INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| 27YO HISP FEMALE STS THERMAL BURN INNER L THIGH,USING CANNABIS & CRACK BURN FROM CARBURATOR CLEANING SOLUTION,DX 2ND DEGREE BURN L THIGH,LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 61 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 WAS WORKING ON CAR AND GOT BRAKE CLEANER INTO EYE DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT WAS WORKING ON CAR AND GOT BRAKE FLUID IN EYES DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2009 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| SPRAYED TIRE CLEANER "BLECHE" IN EYES;DX CHEMICAL BURN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| DX CHEMICAL CONJ: R EYE IRRATION X 3D AFTER GET'G HYDRAULIC FLUID IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 21 months | 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 INGESTED POWER STEERING FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 2 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 INGESTED BRAKE FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 20 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 CHANGING THE ANTIFREEZE IN HIS CAR AND SOME SPLASHED INTO FACE COUG HING AND SORE THROAT CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| 1ST DEGREE BURN TO L ARM, PT THOUGHT CAR WAS OVERHEATING AND WAS TAKING OFF RADIATOR CAP TO SEE, FLUID SPLASHED ON ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Cutting torches |
| WORKING GARAGE, BRAKE CLEANER IN OIL PAN CAUGHT FIRE WITH BLOW TORCH/ THERMAL BURN FACE, SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 21 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 OF TRANSMISSION FLUID-WAS CHANGING TRANSMISSION FI LTER & SWALLOWED SOME FLUID THAT FELL IN HIS MOUTH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT STATES ACCIDENTLY SPLASHED TRANSMISSION FLUID IN EYE DX RT EYE CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| INGESTED SMALL AMOUNT OF POWERSTEERING FLUID;DX POISONING |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/19/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| HYDRAULIC OIL TO L EYE DX: CHEMICAL CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2009 | Age: 15 months | 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 |
| FOUND WITH TABLET OF RADIATOR STOP LEAK CONTAINING SODIUM CARDONATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | 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 |
| INGESTED BRAKE FLUID;DX POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | 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, Scald |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT OPENED THE HOT RADIATOR CAP OF HIS CAR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYE D ON FOREARM SCALD BURN TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2009 | 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 |
| INGESTED AUTO GASKET SEALER;DX POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| LT EYE IRRITATION: PUTTING GAS TX IN CAR AT LOCAL MALL, SLIPPED ON ICE SPLASHING GAS TX IN EYE, FLUSHED EYE WITH SNOW -BURNING, BLURRED VISION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2009 | Age: 6 years | 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 THOUGHT IT WAS COKE BRAKE FLUID POISIONING # |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/08/2009 | Age: 26 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: Automotive chemicals |
| PT WAS CHANGING BRAKE FLUID IN CAR WHEN IT SPLASHED INTO EYES, CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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