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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 356
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/18/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Turpentine |
| 57 YOF ACCIDENTALLY PUT TURPENTINE IN LEFT EAR, BURNING SENSATION. DX- CHEMICAL IRRITATION LEFT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Turpentine |
| PT STATES INHALED TUPERINE VAPORS AT HOME DX: TUPERTINE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Turpentine, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| CHEMICAL IRRITATION-HAD TROUBLE BREATHING WHILE USING MINERAL SPIRITS W HILE REMOVING PAINT FROM A REGISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Turpentine |
| PT SWALLOWED TURPENTINE AND THOUGHT IT WAS WATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Turpentine |
| PT C/O VOMITTING, HA, BODY ACHES, STATES TURPENTINE IN THE ROOF @ *** M AKING PT SICK DX CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 52 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: Other |
| Product: Turpentine, Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT WAS SANDING W/ WET TILES AND TURPENTINE C/O L EYE PAIN DX CORNEAL U LCER AND POSSIBLE CHEMICAL KERATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Turpentine, Bottles or jars |
| ACCIDENTAL INGESTION-ACCIDENTLY DRANK TURPENTINE FROM A BOTTLE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Turpentine |
| PT MIXED TURPENTINE AND RUBBING ALCOHOL TO RUB ON A FINGER LACERATION A S A DISINFECTANT SUSTAINED A CHEMICAL BURN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Turpentine |
| PT WENT TO GET SOME COUGH MEDICINE IN THE DARK WHEN SHE GRAPPED A BOTTL E OF SLOANS TINCTURE (TURPENTINE) POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Turpentine |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS ON FINGERS-PT HAD A FUNGUS ON FINGERS-SO HE CLE ANED FINGERS W/ TURPENTINE TO GET RID OF FUNGUS-PAIN STARTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2001 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Turpentine |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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