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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,678
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT ACCIDENTLY TOOK A FEW SIPS OF A DILUTED CLEANING SOLUTION AT HOME TH OUGHT IT WAS WATER POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| 67 YO MALE SPLASHED GREASE AND LIQUID CLEANER IN LEFT EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | 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: General purpose household cleaners |
| 53YOF-ACCIDENTAL POISONING-SWALLOWED CARPET SHAMPOO AT HOME-THOUGHT IT WAS WATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| BRONCHOSPASM-AT HOME-CLEANED W/ *** CLEANER-BECAME SOB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| WAS CLEANING BASEMENT AND FACE STARTED SWELLING. DIAGNOSIS WAS ALLERGIC REACTION. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS DUE TO CHEMICALS - 61 YOF STATES DEVELOPED RASH ON H ANDS AND ALSO FEET LAST FRIDAY AFTER USING A FLOOR STRIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT STATES SHE SPLASHED *** CARPET CLEANER INTO HER RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners, Flatware |
| POISONING- PT GOT UP DURING THE NIGHT AND GRABBED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS MAALOX, INGESTED TSP. OF PORCELAIN CLEANER INSTEAD- |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners, Rugs or carpets |
| HEADACHE - PATIENT PRESENTS IN ACUTE PAIN AND REPORTS ONSET AFTER EXPOS URE TO FUMES FROM RUG CLEANER - RUG CLEANED AT APARTMENT COMPLEX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| INGESTED A HEAVY DUTY HOUSEHOLD CLEANSER IN LEMONADE INGESTION OF A BIODEGNADABLE CLEANSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT HAS ORANGE TOUGH CLEANER SPLASH INTO LT EYE DX: CONJUCTIVITIS LT EYE + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS CLEANING FLOOR W/*** AND HAD SOB. DX: ALLERGIC REACTION GRADE I RESOLVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT CLEANING MOMS HOUSE BECAME SHORT OF BREATH FROM CHEMICALS AND FUMES, LARENGEAL SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 64 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: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - WHEN CLEANING AGENT SPLASHED ON RT EYE THIS PM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners, Day wear |
| PT HAD DERMATITIS DUE TO WAS UNDERWEAR IN ***. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| AT HOME CLEANING WITH THE CLEANER '***' AND INHALED THE FUMES. DIAGNOS IS WAS COUGH. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| CLEANING IN ENCLOSED BATHROOM AT HOME WITH VARIOUS CLEANING PRODUCTS, 1 HOUR LATER HAD SOB & PRODUCTIVE COUGH. DX EXPOSURE CLEANING PRODUCTS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| OPENED A *** BOTTLE. THOUGHT IT WAS WATER. SMELL OF AMMONIA WENT TO HEA D AND BEGAN COUGHING. DX. MINOR INHALATION OF CHEMICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| HANDS CONTACT DERMATITIS-AFTER SHE USED *** TO CLEAN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| 66 YO FEMALE WAS SPRAYING HOUSEHOLD CLEANER AND IT SPLASHED IN EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT GOT "GOO GONE" IN EYE, CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS OD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 71 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: General purpose household cleaners |
| ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED SM AMT OF FESTIVAL ALL PURPOSE HOUSE HOLD CLEANE R POISON CONTROL NOTIFIED PT LWT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT. SPLASHED BATHROOM CLEANER TO R EYE. DX. CONJUNCTIVITIS R EYE, CHEM ICAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT WAS VISITING THE HOSPITAL AND HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO FLOOR CLEANING SOLUTION, UPPER LIP SWELLED (ALLERGIC REACTION TO CLEANING SOLVENTS ) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SPLASHED DILUTED OXYCLEAN IN BOTH EYES CHEMICAL CONJUNCTI VITIS EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| ALLERGIC REACTION-C/O ITCHING OF BILATERAL HANDS AFTER USING GERMICIDE TO CLEAN HOUSE. NO GLOVES WORN. ALSO C/O PUFFY EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | 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: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT SMELLED STRONG ODOR OF CLEANING SOLUTION IN HALLWAY OF APARTMENT, DX INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - WAS CLEANING HOME AND SOME OF CLEANER GOT INT O EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT EXPOSED TO CLEANING CHEMICALS, TOXIC FUMES EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT C/O ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWING ALL PURPOSE LIQUID CLEANER (CITRUS)TODAY . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | 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: General purpose household cleaners |
| 54 YO F USING HOUSEHOLD CLEANSER BECAME SOB,NASAL CONGESTION,CONGESTEDB RONCHOSPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| INHALATION OF CLEANING CHEMICALS-BRONCHOSPASM-WHILE CLEANING W/ "***" C LEANSER-LOCALE NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| ACCIDENTLY PUT CONTACT LENS CLEANER IN EYE INSTEAD OF REFRESHER/CORNEAL ABRASION,CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| 57 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES. PT STS GOT SPRAYED IN EYES W /"RABITAT" SPRAY; CHEMICAL USED TO REMOVE GLUE FROM SURFACES. E914 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| CHEMICAL INHALATION - INHALED TILE PORCELAN CLEANER LOST HIS VOICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners, Rugs or carpets |
| HAVING ALLERGIC REACTION TO CARPET CLEANER SHE USED AT HOME, ITCHING AN D BURNING ALL OVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| COUGH WHILE USING CLEANER IN BATHROOMSIMPLE ASPHYXIATION EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | 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: General purpose household cleaners |
| ACUTE BRONCHOSPASM-CUASED BY CLEANING AGENT IN BATHROOM @ DAUGHTER 'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 61 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: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| CLEANER IN R EYE - SPRAYED GLASS CLEANER IN R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT GOT CHEMICAL DEGREASER IN EYES; CORNEAL CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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