Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Lye - Years 1997-2010 - Mouth

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 226
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2004:71
Year 2005:15
Year 2007:69
Year 2009:70
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:70
26-50 years old:84
50+ years old:71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 03/02/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye, Buckets or pails
MOTHER STATES CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH COUSINS AND THEY GOT INTO A BUCKET OF LYE THAT SPLASHED ON CHILDS FACE DX CHEMICAL BURN TO GI SYSTEM/MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 05/07/2007Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lye
WENT TO BARBER HAD LYE PLACED ON MOUSTACHE BLISTERS ALLERGIC REACTION UPPER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2005Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
PT SWALLOWED LYE; C/O BURNING TO LIPS, GUMS AND SKIN OF HER NECK
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 07/10/2004Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
MISTOOK RED DEVIL LYE FOR SALT DX BURN TO MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.