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Accidents - Solvents - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 294
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:138Face:68
Head:60Eyeball:15
All Of Body:11

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/18/2002Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Solvents
PT WASHED HANDS WITH ADHESIVE REMOVER AT HOME, CHEMICAL BURNS BILATERAL HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2002Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Solvents
PT WASHED HANDS WITH ADHESIVE REMOVER AT HOME NOW HANDS ARE BURNING, CH EMICAL BURNS BILATERAL HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2002Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Solvents
INGESTED GOOF OFF ADHESIVE REMOVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2002Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Solvents
SPRAYED IN EYE WITH CHEMICAL SOLVENT BY ACCIDENTCHEMICAL SPLASH TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Solvents, Bottles or jars
PT DRANK SOLVENT WHICH DAD HAD IN H20 BOTTLE /TAPE REMOVED 15MINS PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2002Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Solvents
DRIPPED GOOF OFF REMOVER ON LEFT HAND, INHALED AND GOT DIZZY. MILD CHEM ICAL BURN TO LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Solvents
CLEANED FLOOR WITH SOLVENT, THEN SPRAYED BUG SPRAY, ONE HR LATER HEADAC HE, NAUSEA. MIGRAINE HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2002Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Solvents, Coal or wood-burning stoves
THREW SOLVENT SOAKED WOOD IN WOODSTOVE, FLASH BACK OCCURREDBURNING FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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