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Accidents - Chemicals - 50+ years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,004
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Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:445All Of Body:270
Face:94Hand:94
Wrist:52Upper Trunk:16
Lower Arm:15Lower Leg:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/16/2004Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Chemicals
PT.REPORTED BURNING LT.EYE WITH IRRITATION BEGAN AT HOME ACCIDENTLY GOT FOOT CREAM IN EYE C/O PAIN. DX-CONJUNCTITVIS LT.EYE CHEMICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/22/2004Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
PT WITH VOMITING. ?ACETONE INGESTION. PT LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENIN G. NO OTHER DETAILS ON RECORD.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 11/18/2004Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals, Day wear
CHEM BURN RIGHT LOWER EXT. PT SPILLED A CHEMICAL ON PANTS AND IT WENT T HROUGH TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
PT C/O CHEMICAL SPLASHED IN LT EYE X15 DAYS AG0 - LUMP IN LT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
PT WITH PARANOID BEHAVIOR, HEAD PAIN, DIZZINESS, NOSE BURNING. STATES N EIGHBORS HARRASSING HER. SMELLS BENZENE. D:?SICK BLDG SYNDROME, ANXIETY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
CHEMICAL BURNS TO FOREARMS-OCCURRED @ HOME-NO DETAILS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
PT C/O CHEMICAL BURNS TO BOTH WRISTS FROM FOAM RUBBER SOLUTION 1 ST DEG REE BURN BILATERAL WRISTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Chemicals, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PATIENT WAS ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN GUTTERS WHEN THE CHEMICAL SOLUTION SPLASHED IN HIS EYES. DX-CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR EXPOSURE TO CHEMCIAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2004Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Chemicals
IRRITATION TO HAND AFTER USING CHEMICALS DX: DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chemicals
SPLASHED CHEMICAL IN EYE -EYE IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2004Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Chemicals
COPPER OXIDE SPLASHED IN EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
54YOM-CHLORINE GAS EXPOSURE-MICED 2 CHEMICALS-THEY EXPLODED BURNED NOSE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/25/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
PT WS BEING SEEN FOR EXPOSURE TO CHEMCIAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2004Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Chemicals
69 YO MALE GOT LIQUID HARDNER IN EYE 45 MINUTES AGO CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chemicals
DIAZINAN EXP. PT SPLASHED DIAZINAN CHEMICAL INTO EYES IN GARAGE. POISON CONTROL CENTER WAS CALLED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
PATIENT INGESTED HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS, HAS A HABIT OF DOING THIS, NOT INTENDED TO HARM SELF. DX-INGESTED CHEMICALS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/21/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
PT C/O FUNNY FEELING IN HER FACE AND NECK WHILE IN BEATY PARLOR SALON WHERE THERE WAS CHEMICAL FUMS IN THE AIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
SPRAYING COPPER SULFATE IN LAKE--SPRAYED IN EYES DX CHEMICAL BURN BOTH EYES WITH COPPER SULFATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
SOB, SPRAYING CHEMICAL IN BATHROOM DX: DYSPNEA SECONDARY TO INHALED CHEMICAL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/13/2004Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chemicals
CHEST & ELBOW CTS-PUTTING SALT ON ICE-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
PT SUST ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE OF BORIC ACID
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/09/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
ESOPHAGEAL BURN.PT HAD JUST THROW ICE MELT PELLETS AND WENT INTO THE HO USE TO TAKE AN ANTACID AND ACCIDENTLY SWOLLWED A PIECE OF ICE MELT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
PT EATING *** A A LIME DESICCANT PACKET INSIDE TO PRESERVE LEAKEDAND PT ATE SOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
51 YOM SPLASHED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE INTO EYE. FLUSHED EYE, REFERRED TO OP TOMETRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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