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Accidents - Ammonia, household - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 420
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Date: 09/25/2002Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Tables
PT STATES HE WAS EXPOSED AND INHALED COMBINATION OF AMMONIA & *** THAT SPILLED ON THE TABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2002Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household
INHALED AMMONIA FUMES, DX: CHEMICAL INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2002Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
CHEMICAL FUME EXPOSURE-EXPOSED TO FUMES OF AMMONIA MIXED WITH BLEACH. C /O BURNING NOSE, WATERY EYES AND COUGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
EXPOSED TO MIXTURE AMMONIA & BLEACH, WHILE CLEANING BASEMENT W/ BACKUP SEWAGE. ACUTE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE, R/O PNEUMONITIS@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2002Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Ammonia, household, Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations
PT MIXED AMMONIA AND *** CLEANER AND INHALED THE FUMES WENT INTO BRONCH OSPASMS ANOXIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Ammonia, household
PT C/O COUGH AFTER USING AMMONIA - NO DX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2002Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household
PT ACCIDENTLY INGESTED 2 GULPS OF HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA DX: INGESTED AMMONIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Metal containers
DRANK FEW GULPS OF AMMONIA BY MISTAKE. WIFE POURED INTO SODA CAN WHICH HE DRANK FROM AND DID NOT KNOW. DX. INGESTION OF AMMONIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2002Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
TOXIC EXPOSURUE TO NOXIOUS FUMES @ HOME-WHILE CLEANING CAT LITTER BOX W / BLEACH & AMMONIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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