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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 438
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| 28YOM USING PAINT STRIPPER COMPOUND (METHYLENE CHLORIDE), EYES BECAME IRRITATED,REMOVED CONTACTS, PC OF COMPOUND WAS BEHIND CONTACT;CHEMICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| 62 YOM WAS USING PAINT REMOVER AND FUMES GOT IN FACE CONTACT DERMATITIS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| CERVICAL RASH.PT SPLASHED PAINT THINNER ON NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| LEFT EYE INJURY FROM PAINT STRIPPER IN EYE. DX-CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING MINERAL SPIRITS TO STRIP WOOD, LIFTED UP ARMS STRIPPER RAN DOWN UPPER ARMS CAUSING BURNS TO BOTH UPPER ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT SPILLED PAINT STRIPPER ON FOOT AT HOME DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 37 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - S/P AFTER PAINT REMOVER SOLUTION FELL IN RT EYE TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 30 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| DX LWBS: CHEST PAIN: USING PAINT STRIPPER ON FRIDAY AND A LITTLE AFTER THAT "MY HEART STARTED BURNING AND HURTING |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Leaf blowers |
| PT WAS USING PAINT REMOVER AND BLOWER TO BLOW DUST FROM GARAGE FLOOR. DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS DUE TO DUST/CHEMICAL IRRITATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | 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, Bicycles or accessories |
| CHEMCIAL BURN FROM PAINT STRIPPER WHILE REMOVING PAINT FROM BIKE WITHOU T GLOVES/ CHEMICAL BURNS HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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