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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 837
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| POSS.EXPOSURE TO '***' PAINT CLEANER- IN AIR ONLY,NO CONTACT W/CHILD-CH ILD FUSSY,EYES RED AFTER CHEM USED FOR PAINT SPILL.DX:NOX. FUME EXPOS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 33 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Fences or fence posts |
| USING *** WHILE STRIPPING A FENCE AND LATER STARTED TODEVELOP DIZZINESS . INHALATION VARNISH REMOVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Bottles or jars |
| PT FOUND WITH A BOTTLE OF MINERAL SPIRITS IN HANDS WITH COUGHING AND FL UID AROUND MOUTH- POSSIBLE CAUSTIC INGESTION OF MINERAL SPIRITS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Tableware and accessories |
| INGESTED BRUSH CLEANER ( 1 OZ.) THAT MOM HAD IN A CUP USED FOR CLEANING BRUSHES. DX: INGESTION- PAIN THTINNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| 1-2 DEGREE CHEM BURNS ON HANDS; ACCIDENTALLY GOT PAINT REMOVER ON SELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED PAINT THINNER, NOW FEELS BLISTERS IN THROAT. DX: POISOINING, PAINT THINNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT SNIFFING PAINT THINNER AT HOME TO GET HIGH, INHALATION ABUSE, POISON ING |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| FOOT LACERATION - STEPPED ON A PAINT SCRAPER LACERATING LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT GOT PAINT STRIPPER IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT INHALED A SPRAY STRIPPER WHILE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT. FELL INTO A GRAY GELATENOUS MATERIAL AT THE PARK- DEVELOPED RASH ON FACE & NECK. DX: MILD CHEMICAL BURN FROM GRAFFITTI STRIPPER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Tables |
| LT CORNEAL INJURY FROM FURNITURE WOOD STRIPPER WHILE STRIPPING A TABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT WAS TRYING TO OPEN A CAN OF PAINT WITH A METAL PAINT STIRER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| SPRAYING SOLVENT BASED PRIMER IN CLOSED SPACE. DX: SOLVENT INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| USING STRIPPING SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE - CORNEAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| HOLDING CAN OF PAINT REMOVER AND POURED IT ON FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| INHALED PAINT/VARNISH FUMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| BURN TO ARM FROM PAINT THINNER WHEN IT WAS SET ON FIRE - NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Containers |
| PT STATES SHE SAT ON A CONTAINER OF FLOOR STRIPPER THAT WAS CLOSED SOME LEAKED OUT AND SEEPED INTO HER PANTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| 31 YO M INHALE PAINT STRIPPER CAN TASTE IN MOUTH-NO SOB DX NOT FOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| SKIN IRRITATION AFTER USING CITRUS STIPPER WITH GLOVES/DERMATITIS RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Day wear |
| PATIENT MAY HAVE INGESTED "EASY PAINT STRIPPING PRODUCT", FOUND PR ODUCT ON PT'S. SHIRT AND HANDS, PC CONTACTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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