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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,076
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners, Bathtubs or showers |
| HANDS RED AND SWOLLEN, ITCHY, WAS USING CLR TO CLEAN BATH TUB/ ALLERGIC REACTION TO CHEMICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 87 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 |
| PT THOUGHT HE WAS PUTTING EYE DROPS IN HIS RIGHT EYE INSTEAD PUT EYE GL ASS CLEANER IN EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | 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.REPORTED USING AMONIA BEGAN COUGHING SNEEZING C/O CONGESTION DX-CHEMICAL BROCHITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL YESTERDAY WHILE CLEANING FLOOR, C/O NECK PAIN DX NECK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 66 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: General purpose household cleaners |
| WAS USING A CLEANER THEN TOUCHED EYE DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | 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 |
| CHEMICAL EXPOSURE-C/O SORE THROAT & SOB AFTER USING BUG SPRAY FOR 3 DAY S AND TODAY SHE SPRAYED BATHROOM CLEANER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 53 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: General purpose household cleaners |
| GOT SOME CLEANING SOLUTION IN EYE ACCIDENTALLY;TRANSFERRED TO MASS EYE AND EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/04/2003 | Age: 71 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 |
| MILD INHALATION INJURY - BREATHED IN FUMES FROM CLEANING CHEMICAL NOT SPECIFIED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT DX ALLERGIC REACTION - S/P EXPOSURE TO CLEANING SOLVENT WITH ITCHING AND HIVES - C/O LIP SWELLING AND ITCHING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2003 | 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: General purpose household cleaners |
| GOT HOUSE AND SIDING SOAP WASH SPLASHED IN RIGHT EYE DX: BURN TO RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2003 | Age: 73 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, Fans |
| USING "AWESOME" SPRAY ALL PURPOSE CLEANER @ HOME TO CLEAN CEILING FAN, WEARING GLASSES BUT GOT CLEANER IN LEFT EYE. DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2003 | Age: 85 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 |
| INHALED CLEANING FLUID WHILE CLEANING AT HOME. DX COPD WITH BRONCHOSPAS M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| TOOK A SWIG OF CLEANING FLUID, THOUGHT IT WAS WATER, DIDN'T SWALLOW. DX -TONGUE IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2003 | Age: 67 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 |
| HUSBAND CLEAN RUG-MIX OXYCLEAN & H2O IN GLASS, PT THOUGHT H2O, PUT IN FRIG. LATER DRANK FROM GLASS. ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OXYCLEAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 52 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 |
| INGESTION OF CLEANER. PT ACCIDENTALLY DRANK A CLEANING SOLUTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 59 YO BM - ACCIDENTAL CLEANING SOL. INGESTION - ACCIDENTALLY PUT LIQUID *** I HIS MOUTH- SPIT SOLUTION OUT IMMEDIATELY - THOUGHT IT WAS JUICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| 53 Y.O. B FEMALE W/CHEMICAL BURNS TO HANDS. PT INJ SELF AFTER USING 2 D IFFERENT CLEANING CHEMICALS @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 51 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: General purpose household cleaners |
| 51 YF GOT DISSOLVE IT CARPET CLEANER IN EYE AT HOME DX; CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | 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: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT SUST CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYE SPRYING *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 60 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 |
| CORNEAL ABS-GOT CLEANER IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| 83 YO BF - ? INGESTION OF DISINFECTANT CLEANER (***) - PT. POSSIBLY IN GESTED FROM HOUSEKEEPING BUCKET AT NURSING HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| *** SPLASHED ONTO FOREHEAD. DX. *** SPLASHED ON FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | 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.REPORTED CLEANING SPRAY SPLASHED IN RT.EYE C/O REDNESS WITH ITCHING DX-CHEMICAL CONJUNCTITVIS RT.EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT GOT SAP ON FOREHEAD 1 WEEK AGO USED INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH CLEANER TO G ET IT OFF, ACUTE R UPPER FOREHEAD CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 62 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 |
| DIFFICULTY BREATHING AFTER USING CLEANING PRODUCTS ACUTE EXAC ASTHMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 88 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 |
| SPRAYED CARPET CLEANER IN EYE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 63 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 |
| PT USING *** AT HOME- ORANGE OIL IN DTEREGENT- WHEN BOTH HANDS BECAME I TCHING AND IRRITATED SWELLING- ALLERGIC REACTION TO *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| INHALATION EXPOSURE-C/O CHEST PAIN AND SOB AFTER INHALING FUMES FROM CL EANING SOLUTION AT CHURCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| SPLASHED *** INTO R EYE TONIGHT, INVERTED WITH WATER. DX. R EYECORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| 78 YO F USING DISINFECTANT CLEANER C/O BURING IN CHEST BRONCHITIS-BURNING IN CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT COMPLAINT OF RASH QUESTION SECONDARY TO KITCHEN CLEANER, ALLERGIC CO NTACT DERMATITIS FEET TRUCK AND BILATERAL ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 53 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, Bleaches |
| INHALED FUMES FROM *** AND BLEACH. TROUBLE BREATHING. DX;CHEMICAL INHAL ATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY DRANK 2 OZ. OF FESTIRAL ALL PURPOSE CLEANER THINKING IT WAS FOOD. VOMITED 3-4X. D: HOUSEHOLD CLEANER INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2003 | 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: General purpose household cleaners, Bathtubs or showers |
| PATIENT WAS CLEANING THE SHOWER AND GOT STAIN REMOVER IN HER EYE. DX-CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT. BURNED TOE IN CLEANING SOLVENT WHILE CLEANING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2003 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED ALERGIC REACTION AFTER ACCIDENTLY USING *** TOCLEAN H ER MOUTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2003 | Age: 75 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: General purpose household cleaners |
| PT GOT "***" CLEANING SOLUTION IN EYES CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | 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: General purpose household cleaners |
| *** SPLASHED IN EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2003 | Age: 57 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: General purpose household cleaners |
| PATIENT REPORTS SHE SPRAYED BATHROOM CLEANER AND BREATHED IT IN AT LOCA L STORE BATHROOM - POISON CONTROL RECOMMEDED ER VISIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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