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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 875
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Bathtubs or showers |
| TRYING TO CLEAN TUB AT HOME WITH *** WHEN BOTTLE TIPPED OVER SPLASHING ARMS AND ABD WITH 3% TBSA BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT DRAIN CLEANER SPLASHED IN EYES AT HOME TODAY DX/ BILAT CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 52 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, Bleaches |
| EXPOSURE OT DRAIN CLEANER AND *** BLEACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| SIPHONING WATER FROM 55 GAL. DRUM CONTAINING BOAT MOTOR, FORGOT *** WAS IN HOSE WHEN LAST USED,GOT SOME IN MOUTH. DX; CHEMICAL PHARYNGITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| POURING DRAIN OPENER, SPLASHED INTO EYE DX: ALKALINE BURN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Pipes |
| TRYING TO UNCLOG DRAIN PIPE IN KITCHEN SPLASHED SULFURIC ACID IN FACE. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| PT SPILLED DRAIN CLEANER ON RIGHT FOOT, CHEMICAL BURN TO RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| CHEMICAL INJURY TO EYE SPLASED *** IN BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | 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, General purpose household cleaners |
| DIFFICULTY BREATHING AFTER SON POURED *** IN TOILET, SUSPECT MAY HAVE M IXED WITH ANOTHER CLEANER. DX.TOXIC EFFECT CHLORINE GAS.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners, General purpose household cleaners |
| ACCIDENTALLY SPILLED ONOT UPPER BACK/MID&LOWER BACK&ARMS WITH A HOUSE H OLD CLEANER/DRAIN CLEANER>> CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| PT POURED *** DOWN DRAIN,FUMES OVERTOOK PT,C/O SOB, DX ACUTE DYSPNEA,AC UTE ASTHMATIC EXACERBATION D/T CHEMICAL FUMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| PT HAD TROUBLE BREATNING FROM INHALING *** WHEN CLEANING DRAIN AT HOME DX: CHEMICAL INHALATIDON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| 67 Y/O M BECAME SOB AFTER USING TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF DRAIN CLEANER AT SAME TIME AT HOME. DX; INHALATION OF TOXIC FUMES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Bathtubs or showers |
| INHALED FUMES FROM DRAIN CLEANER IN SHOWER WHILE IN JAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Bathtubs or showers |
| INHALED FUMES FROM DRAIN CLEANER IN SHOWER WHILE IN JAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Bathtubs or showers |
| INHALED FUMES FROM DRAIN CLEANER IN SHOWER WHILE INCARCERATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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