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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,358
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 68 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 |
| 68 YOM PRESENT TO ER FROM HOME AFTER USING CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO OPEN D RAIN DX- BREATHING DRAIN CLEANER CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2010 | Age: 86 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 |
| 86 Y/O WM INHALED LIQUID FIRE DRAIN CLEANER AND BECAME SHORT OF BREATH AND HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHNG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Sinks |
| 76YOF USED DRAIN CLEANER TO UNCLOG SINK AND INHALED FUMES, DEVELOPED CO UGH DX;# CHEMICAL BRONCITIS, LUNG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 54 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 |
| PT WAS CLEANING A DRAIN AT HOME TODAY, WHEN POURED IN THE DRAIN CLEANER THE TOXIC FUMES MADE PT COUGH HARD DX: INHALATION INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 64 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, Bleaches |
| PT CLEANING BATHTUB-USED DRAIN CLEANER -RINSED-THEN USED BLEACH-INHALED CLEANERS-BRONCHOSPASM DUE TO CHEMICALS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2009 | Age: 71 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, Sinks |
| PATIENT WAS EXPOSED TO DRAIN CLEANER VAPORS WHILE UNSTOPPING SINK AT HO ME. DX: EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL DRAIN CLEANER . CHEST PAIN/COUGHING/ |
| 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: 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: 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 |
| Date: 12/20/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| 58YOF MIXED TWO DIFFERENT DRAIN DECLOGGERS,DEVELOPED SHORTNESS OF BREATH;CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 72 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 SUSTAINED INHALATION OF *** WHILE UNPLUGGING SINK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/05/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| 66YRS MALE, POISONING, PT EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL FUMES DURING A PLUMBINGJ OB IN THE NURSING HOME, TRF TO HOME CARE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/18/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| RAD SECONDARY TO CHEMICAL EXPOSURE.PT WAS USING *** AND HAD A REACTION. N. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 60 YOF INHALED FUMES FROM LIQUID ***. TOXIC INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 68 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, Bleaches |
| TRYING TO UNCLOG TOILET, PUT DRAIN CLEANER THEN BLEACH IN IT & FUMES CA ME OUT. ACUTE SHORTNESS OF BREATH DUE TO CHEM FUME INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Bleaches |
| PUT BLEACH AND *** IN TOILET - BREATHED IN FUMES CHEMICAL INHALATION /T HROAT IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| STATES SHE WAS CLEANING A *** AT HOME, MIXED *** GEL AND LIQUIDFIRE IN DRAIN IN AN INCLOSED AREA, C/O WHEEZING. RESP DISTRESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 06/26/2001 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2001 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2000 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Bleaches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2000 | Age: 61 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/1999 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Sinks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/1998 | Age: 59 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/1997 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | 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, Bleaches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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