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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 998
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bottles or jars |
| PT WAS SCREWING THE TOP OF AN AMMONIA BOTTLE ON AND THE BOTTLE RUPTURED AND SOME SPLASHED IN RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL BURNS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| EYE INJURY FROM GETTING AMMONIA IN EYE. DX-ACUTE BILATERAL CHEMICAL CONJUCTIVITIS, ACUTE RIGHT CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| PT IS BEING SEEN AFTER GETTING AMMONIA IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: 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 |
| Date: 12/17/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| PT S/P SPLASHED OF *** TO THE EYE, C/O: BURNING PAIN IN THE EYE, SUSTAI NED" CORNEAL ULCER" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE - PATIENT REPORTS CLEANING HOUSE AND DUMPIN G DIRTY WATER WITH AMMONIA CLEANER IN IT AND SPLASHING IT INTO RIGHT EY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| CHEMICAL EXP.TO EYES/56YOF GOT*** CLEANING FLUID IN EYE AT HOMEAT 9:50A . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| 57 YO MALE WAS CLEANING FLOOR AND MISSED AMONIA AND *** AND SPRAY GOT I NTO EYE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: 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: 10/31/2001 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bottles or jars |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2001 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2001 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2000 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2000 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2000 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/1999 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Ammonia, household, Manual cleaning equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/1999 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/1999 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/1998 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Ammonia, household, General purpose household cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/1998 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/1997 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/1997 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/1997 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/1997 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Ammonia, household |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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