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Accidents - Ammonia, household - 50+ years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 399
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:366Upper Trunk:16
Eyeball:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/11/2003Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household
POISONING, VIA EMS, PT STS ACCIDENTALLY INGESTED AMMONIA AT HOME, C/O EPIGASTRIC PAIN, MOUTH BURNING, NO LOC. ADM ER CONC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/15/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
DIB AFTER CLEANING FLOOR W/ AMONIA & BLEACH MIXTURE. INHALATION INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2003Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Floors or flooring materials
DYSPNEA - 74 YOM STATES HE WAS USING AMMONIA TO CLEAN HIS FLOORS EARLIE R TODAY, STATES HE KEEPS SMELLING IT, THINKS MAYBE GOT INTO HIS LUNGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2003Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household
PATIENT SNIFFED AMMONIA. DX: AMMONIA INHALATION/SHORT OF BREATH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
TOXIC EXPOSURE TO FUMES-MIXED AMMONIA & BLEACH FOR CLEANING & WAS EXPOS ED FOR 10 MINUTES-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
EXPOSURE TO TRANIENT RESPRITORY IRRITANT.PT WAS AT A BASEBALL GAME AND EXPOSED TO AMMONIA AND *** AND HAD DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
EXPOSURE TO TRANIENT RESPRITORY IRRITANT.PT WAS AT A BASEBALL GAME AND BECAME SHORT OF BREATH AFTER BREATHING IN AMMONIA AND *** IN AIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Ammonia, household
PT C/O NAUSEA,HA,ITTITATION/WATERY EYES AND THROAT AFTER INHALING AMMONIA THIS AM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household
C/O INHALATION SUBSTANCES. PT BECAME ILL FROM SMELLING AN AMMONIA CLEAN ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household
55YOF-BRONCHOSPASM-INHALED AMMONIA AT HOME WHILE CLEANING-DEVELOPED COU GH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
BREATHED COMBINATION OF BLEACH AND AMMONIA DX. CP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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