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Accidents - Swimming pool chemicals - 50+ years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 458
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:306All Of Body:83
Toe:68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/02/2002Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Built-in swimming pools
PT THROWING CHLORINE TABLET IN A BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL AT HOME GOT SOME IN RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Built-in swimming pools
PT PUTTING CHLORINE INTO HER BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL WATER AT HOM E WHSN THE CHLORINE SPASHED INTO LEFT EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
PT HAS CHLORINE IN LT EYE +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2002Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
PT SUST BURN TO EYEBALL FROM CHLORINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
PATIENT SUSTAINED BURN TO TOE WITH ALGICIDE POOL CLEANER. D: SKINEXPOSU RE TO CHEMICAL IRRITANT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2002Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
GOT CHLORINE IN EYE DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2002Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Drain cleaners
PT INHALED CHLORINE AND DRAIN CLEANER RESULTING IN VOMITING- ANOXIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2002Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
PT INHALED CHLORINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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