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Accidents - Ammonia, household - 50+ years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 543
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:527Face:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/16/2010Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bottles or jars
69 YOF THOUGHT SHE WAS TAKING SIP OF WATER,BUT HAD PUT CLEANING SOLVENT IN BOTTLE. DX**: INGESTION SMALL AMT:AMONIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2010Age: 53 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
53 YOF,CHEMICAL INHALATION, MIXED BLEACH AND AMMONIA TOGETHER TO CLEAN HER FLOOR AND DEVELOPED THROAT TIGHTNESS AND COUGHING, VOMITTING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2010Age: 60 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, Bleaches
60YOF,COUGHING WITH BURNING TO HER EYES S/P SHE MIXED AMMONIA WITH BLEA CH AND *** WHILE CLEANING THIS AM INHALED FUMES ALSO CHEMICAL CONJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2010Age: 51 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
POISONING-51YOF CLEANING THE TOILET WITH A MIXTURE OF BLEACH AND AMONIA CAUSING BRONCHOSPASM AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
58YFC CLEANING HOUSE FOR 5 TO 6 HOURS MIXED BLEACH WITH AMONIA PRODUCT C/O COUGHING AND THROAT IRRITATION/POSIONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2010Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Asian
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household
PT MISTAKING AMONIA GLASS CLEANER FOR WATER, DRANK FEW SIPS DX: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION, TOXIC EXPOSURE TO AMONIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
53 YR OLD BLACK MALE DX UPPER RESPIRATORY INFLAMMATION DUE TO FUMES AND VAPORS - DUE TO INHALATION OF AMMONIA AND BLEACH MIXED TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
60 YOM MIXED *** BLEACH W/AMMONIA TO CLEAN BATHROOM AND EXPOSEDHIMSELF TO THE CHEMICALS AND CANT BREATHE
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 02/16/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
54 YOM CLEANING HOUSE W/***, BLEACH AND AMMONIA YESTERDAY, NOW COUGHING , SOB DX: CHEMICAL BRONCHITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2010Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Toilets
79YO WHITE MALE ACCIDENTLY INHALED AMMONIA POSS DRANK COUPLE OF OUNCES WHILE CLEANING TOILET,C/O SOB,DX UPPER AIRWAY EDEMA,INHALATION,HYPERTEN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/23/2010Age: 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
56YOF CLEANING WITH AMMONIA AT HOME AND DEVELOPED A SEVERE HEADACHE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 01/04/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Ammonia, household, Pine oil cleaning and disinfectant preparations
57 YOM ITCHING TO FACE AND NECK AFTER USING AMMONIA AND *** CLEANING HO USE DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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