Accidents - Lye - Year 2005 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 74
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	5
26-50 years old:	68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/18/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye, Portable power drills and accessories
MIXING METHANOL AND LYE WITH ELECTRIC DRILL AND IT EXPLODED/ CHEMICAL BURN RT ARM, FOREARM HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye, Containers
PT GOT INTO A CONTAINER OF ***,SPLASHED ON ARM, DX LYE BURNS ON FOREARM ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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