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Accidents - Chemicals - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,010
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:369Hand:159
Lower Arm:82Finger:75
Mouth:73Lower Leg:71
Upper Leg:71Eyeball:61
Face:30Unkown:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/29/2006Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
CHEMICAL BURN RT.THIGH.PT.REFERS ACCIDENTALLY POUR LIQUID CHEMICAL IN T HIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2006Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
CHEMICAL IN L EYE DX: CHEMICAL CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
PT DRANKS SOME *** LIQUID ACCIDENTLY AND DEVELOPED SEVERCHEST PAIN AND DYSPNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
PT C/O HAVING SOB FROM SOME KIND OF CHEMICALS HER NEIGHBORS ARE SPRAYIN G IN THEIR HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Chemicals
RASH-C/O RASH ON HANDS AND FOREARMS AFTER SPILLING AN UNKNOWN CHEMICAL ON THEM. HAS SMALL BLISTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chemicals, Toilets
POST TONGUE INFLAMMATION 2ND TO CHEMICAL EXPOSURE: PUT "IRON OUT" AND "THERMO SPA" IN TOILET AT HOME, BLISTERS/ULCERS TONGUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2006Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Chemicals
PT HAS RASH ON ARM FOR 3 DAYS, THINKS A CHEMICAL WAS WIPED ON ARM. DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS, CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2006Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2006Age: 76 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, Insect induced injuries
PT WITH BURNING ABDOMINAL PAIN. CONCERNED ABOUT EXPOSURE TO BORIC ACID THAT SHE'S BEEN USING AS ROACH PESTICIDE. D:ABOMINAL PAIN, ETIOLOGY UNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chemicals
PT GOT *** SPLASHED IN EYE AND NOW HAS PAIN IN EYE, PT RINSED EYES OUT IN COOKING SCHOOL
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 08/14/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chemicals
GOT DROP OF SPECTICIDE IN LEFT EYE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2006Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Chemicals
A CHEMICAL SPLASHED IN EYE. DX-CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
PATIENT C/O EXPOSURE TO SKIN WITH PEEL AWAY FROM SODIUM HYDROXIDE, BURN TYPE PAIN TO LT NASAL AREA. DX - CHEM DERMITITIS, 1ST DEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2006Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Chemicals
PT WAS SPRAYING CHEMICALS IN YARD NOW WITH RASH TO LOWER EXTREMITIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2006Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chemicals
IN A HOUSE THAT HAD BEEN SPRAYED CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2006Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
USING A CHEMICAL TO WASH BRICKS CHEMICAL IRITIS RIGHT DIGITS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chemicals
54 YO MALE ACCIDENTALLY DRANK PEROXIDE AND VOMITED LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 05/19/2006Age: 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 IS BEING SEEN FOR EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL AT HOTEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2006Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
ACCIDENTAL INGESTION HARMFUL SUBSTANCE.PT ACCIDENTLY TOOK A GULP OF ROU ND UP WEED KILLER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
WORKING IN GARAGE ALL DAY, EXPOSED TO CHEMICALS, NOW SKIN RED AND BURNI NG, LIPS BURN/ LWT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 03/14/2006Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals
PT EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL INHALANT. DX: RAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2006Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chemicals
PT C/O EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL AT HOME 10 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
BURN TO HAND WHILE USING CHEMICALS AT HOME DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2006Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH CAUSTIC AGENTS & SUSTAINED 1ST & 2ND DEG BURNS TO FOREARMS & WRISTS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2006Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Chemicals, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT OPENED CABINET, "GOT A WHIFF OF SOMETHING"BURNING EYES, STATES SOMEO NE TRYING TO POISON HIM, DX CHEMICAL EXPOSURE, (UNKNOWN IF INTENT?)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2006Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
PT SUST CHEMICAL BURN TO FACE FROM BORIC ACID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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