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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 173
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
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: 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: 07/06/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Day wear |
| PT BURN 1%TBSA TO CHEST. PT WAS CLEANING OUT A DRAIN WHEN LIQUID "***" AND IT SPILLED DOWN SHIRT BURNING PT CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Pipes |
| PT WAS CLEANING PLUMBING PIPES AT HOME WITH DRAIN CLEANER (SULFURICACID ) AND PIPE GOT HOT AND EXPLODED BURNING PT'S UPPER BODY |
| 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: 08/20/2000 | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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