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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 528
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| D;CHEMICAL BURNS TO FACE. PT USING *** AND IT SPLASHED IN FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| DRAIN CLEANER SPLASHED. DX-ACUTE MINOR 1ST DEGREE BNURN ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Pipes |
| TAKING DOWN A DRAIN AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO, "***" DRAIN LINE OPENERRAN DOWN RIGHT HAND AND WRIST. DX CHEMICAL BURN/DERMATITIS RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Sinks |
| PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNCLOG A SINK DRAIN AT HOME WHEN A CONCENTRATED SU LFURIC ACID DRAIN CLEANER INHALED FUMES- BRONCHOSPASMS- CHEMICAL PNUEMO |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| 52 YO MALE SPLASHED DRAIN CLEANER IN EYE CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 56 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: Drain cleaners |
| PT C/O SWELLING TO TONGUE AND LIPS AFTER DRINKING WHAT HE THINKS IS *** . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| INHALED *** FUMES 20 MIN PTA. NOW /W SOB. DX; CHEMICAL IRRITATION/ BRON CHOSPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 71 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: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| 71YOM-CHEMICAL BURN RIGHT HAND-SULFURIC ACID FROM DRAIN CLEANER SPLASHE D ON HAND-FLUSHED WITH WATER PRIOR TO ARRIVAL-BLISTERS ARE FORMING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| *60YOM THREW DRAIN CLEANER INTO GARBAGE, IT SPLASHED ON HIS NECK, L EAR &L SIDE HEAD DX: SKIN EXPOSURE TO DRAIN CLEANER, 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| DRAIN WATER MIXED WITH *** SPLASHED UP ONTO ARM BURNING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| CONTACT DERM R 3RD FING/57YOWM C/O PAINFUL R 3RD FINGER FOR 1 DAY. WAS WORKING WITH DRAIN CLEANER AND GOT IT ON HIS HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. 70 ML ACCIDENTLY GOT LIQUID PLUMBER IN EYE ATH OME.# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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