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Accidents - School laboratory chemicals - Year 2008 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 129
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Date: 11/08/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
PT IS A STUDENT @ CALTECH WAS WORKING IN LAB WHEN CHEMICALS EXPLODED 75 0 DEGREES CELCIUS-CHEMICAL EXPOSURE- UPDATED 111908 TO SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals, Motor vehicles or parts
EXPOSED TO HCI FUMES LESS THAN 10 SECONDS @ SCHOOL WHEN A DRUM SPILLEDW HILE BEING UNLOADED FROM TRUCK. DX HCI ACIDE FUME EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals
TOXIN EXPOSURE/20YOM IN LAB AT COLLEGE INHALED FORMALDAHIDE & METHYL AL COHOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: School laboratory chemicals, School equipment
IN CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL BURNING METHANE UNDER A FUME HOOD, BREATHI NG SMOKE, BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING; LIKELY VOCAL CORD DYSFUNCT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals
PT WAS EXPOSED TO FUMES IN SCIENCE CLOSET WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2008Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals
PATIENT INHALED FUMES IN LABORATORY AT SCHOOL (NITRIC ACID, & HYDROGEN FLUORIDE) C/O MILD COUGH. DX-INHALATION OF FUMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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