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Accidents - Ammonia, household - 50+ years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 294
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:210Lower Leg:68
Eyeball:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/10/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household
PT STARTED WHEEZING AFTER SMELLING AMMONIA.PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 10/21/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
INHALATION INJURY-@ HOME-CLEANING BATHROOM-INHALED MIXTURE OF AMMONIA & BLEACH-BECAME SOB
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 08/10/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
64YFC CLEANING WITH A MIXTURE OF AMMONIA AND BLEACH/ANOXIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Ammonia, household
PT C/O BURN ON LFT LEG. PT BURNED LFT LEG WITH AMMONIA. DX CHEMICAL BU RN LOWER LFT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
PT MIXED CHEMICALS BLEACH AND AMMONIA TO CLEAN FLOOR AND INHALED THEM F EELING WOOSY AND LIGHTHEADED INHALATION OF CHEMICALS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2005Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household
COUGH-DUE TO CHEMICAL EXPOSURE-@ HOME-USING AMMONIA PRODUCT-STARTED COU GHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/2005Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
PT. MIXED AMMONIA NAD BLEACH THIS AM AT HOME. DX. CHEMICAL INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household
PATIENT SWALLOWED A TABLESPOON OF CHEMICAL BY MISTAKE AT HOME. DX-INGESTION AMMONIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2005Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Ammonia, household
PT C/O AMMONIA GOT INTO BOTH EYES C/O BURING SENSATION TO EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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