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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 757
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| WAXING CAR LEFT WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 19 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 waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| 19 Y/O W/M ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED CARBURATOR CLEANER IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| PT WASHING AND WAXING HIS CAR AT HOME YESTERDAY DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PA IN TODAY STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| FACIAL SWELLING AFTER PASSING CONSTRUCTION SITE SMELLING ENGINE CLEANER DX:FACIAL SWELLING FROM ALLERG REACTION OF ENGINE CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE WHEN GOT CARBORATOR CLEANER IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| 24 YO MALE HAD CAR WAX SPLASHED INTO EYE AT CAR WASH CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| PT STATES HE WAS CLEANING AND WAXING HIS CAR AND BROKE OUT INTO HIVES ON TRUNK , ARMS AND LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| FLAME BURNS ANT CHEST, ARMS, KNEES.USING CARBURETOR CLEANER INDOORS,IT IGNITED. HAPPENED MON- DID NOT SEEK TRMT. DX; EXTENSIVE PT FLAME BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 21 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: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| INGESTED SOME TIRE CLEANER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| 20 YO M HAD CARBURATOR CLEANER SPLASHED IN EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| PT DX ALLERGIC RXN - PT WAS WAXING HIS CAR THINKS HE IS ALLERGIC TO THE CHEMICAL HE WAS USING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 46 years | 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: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| NEAR SYNCOPE - 46 YOM LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, HAD BEEN DRINKING BEER THROUG HOUT THE DAY WHILE WAXING CARS OUTSIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| ARMOUR ALL SPRAYED IN EYES BY SIBLING. +REDNESS. DX; BIL CORNEAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| ACID EXPOSURE R HAND - GOT CHROME CLEANER ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 2 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 waxes, polishes or cleaners, Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT INGESTEDD CAR CLEANER/PAINT THINNER AMT UNKNOWN PT UN STEADY ON FE ET ACTING DRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Other ranges |
| 1ST/2ND DEG BURN BIL HANDS;FOREARMS/33YOWM USING BRAKE CLEANING FLUID/A EROSOL & IT WAS IGNITED BY STOVE PILOT LIGHT & FLASHED INTO FACE.FD N/S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| PT COMPLAINT OF HEADACHE SECONDARY TO USE OF CAR WAX, HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| PT. DRANK TIRE CLEANER (***). DX. PETROLEUM DISTILATE INGESTIONW/ASPIR ATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| GOT SPRAY CLEANER ON HANDS WHILE SPRAYING CAR WHEELS. DX: BLISTERS ON FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| WAS WAXING TRUCK TODAY AND TWISTED THE WRONG WAY, PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| PT. RECEIVED CHEST PAINS WHILE WASHING AND WAXING HIS CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Sprayers |
| PATIENT FOUND WITH TURTLE WAX LONG LASTING TIRE SHINE SPRAY, HAS SMELL ON BREATH, PC CONTACTED, NO SYMPTOMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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