Accidents - General purpose household cleaners - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,679
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	866	Eyeball:	573
Unkown:	74	Lower Trunk:	59
Face:	45	Foot:	15
Knee:	14	Pubic Region:	14
Finger:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
PT INHALED SOME CLEANING CHEMICALS AT THE AIRPORT AND STRATED TO WHEE ZE INHALATION POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: General purpose household cleaners
PT C/O SOB AFTER CLEANING BATHROOM WITH CLEANING PRODUCTS* DX ASTHMA EXACERBATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: General purpose household cleaners, Toilets
55YOF SAT ON A TOILET,SHORTLY THERE AFTER,DEVELOPED BURNING SENSATION TO BUTTOCKS,WAS CLEANED WITH A CHEMICAL CLEANER PRIOR;1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 57 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
INHALATION EXPOSURE. PT MIXED SEVERAL CLEANING PRODUCTS AND INHALED THE M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: General purpose household cleaners
REPORTS 2 WEEKS AGO, ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED INTO "***" AN ALKALINE, NOTIC ED BLISTERING ONTO FOOT/TOE>>FOOT/TOE GANGRENE DUE TO CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/15/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: General purpose household cleaners
52Y/O,M,USING CARBURATOR CLEANER(SPRAY CAN WITH STRAW NOZZLE) & CLEANER CAME BACK BY RICOCHET,CHEMICAL CONTACT L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2008	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, Chimneys
54 YO M CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS SQUARTED CHEMICAL IN EYE WHILE CLEANING CHMNEY AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: General purpose household cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLIPPED ON CLEANING SOLUTION THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR LANDING ONTO HER RIGHT KNEE AND HIP CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: General purpose household cleaners, Bleaches
PT CLEANED OVER WITH KITCHEN CLEANER, BLEACH, USED *** SOAP PAD, TO ER WITH SOB, FINGER PAIN, DX CHEMICAL IRRITAITON TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: General purpose household cleaners
REPORTS THE USAGE OF NEW ?CLEANER, NOW COMES WITH FACIAL&LIPS SWELLING >>ANGIOEDEMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 65 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
PT DRANK 3 SWALLOWS OF ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	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, Bleaches
INHALATION OF CHEMICALS - 60 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH DYSPNEA AFTER INHA LING MIXTURE OF BLEACH AND ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2008	Age: 59 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
CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS/59YOM STS LAST WEEK SPLASHED FOAM CARPET CLEANE R IN L EYE. NOW HAVING HARD TIME SEEING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 56 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
DIZZY AFTER INHALATION OF FUMES FROM CLEANING SOLUTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: General purpose household cleaners
FACIAL RASH-AFTER USING A NEW CARPET CLEANER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: General purpose household cleaners
84 YO FEMALE USED *** TWO MONTHS AGO AT HOME AND HAS RASH ALLERGIC REAC TION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 52 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
PT STATES NEIGHBOR USED TOXIC CLEANER IN HALLWAY;LEAKED INTO HIS APT. C /O SOB,WHEEZING. DX:TOXIC EXPOSURE,CHLORAMINE GAS;NOXIOUS FUMES/GAS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 56 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
INHALATION TOXIC FUMES-AFTER USING INDUSTRIAL CLEANER IN BASEMENT-GOT D IZZY-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: General purpose household cleaners
EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL CLEANER AT HOME NOW HAS RASH. DX CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 85 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: General purpose household cleaners
CONJ EYE FROM ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: General purpose household cleaners
*** CLEANER IN EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 69 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 WITH ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF ALL PURPOSE CLEANER PT STATES THOUGHT T HAT IT WAS A COKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	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, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS CLEANING HER FLOORS AT HOME WITH A FLOOR CLEANER AND INHALED THE FUMES STARTED TO VOMIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Not recorded	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: General purpose household cleaners
INJURY TO BOTH EYES FROM CHEMICAL CLEANER, SPLASHED IN EYES. DX-ACUTE BILATERAL EYE CHEMICAL IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: General purpose household cleaners
PT SPLASHED *** IN EYE, FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 52 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: General purpose household cleaners
52 YO MALE SPLASHED CLEANING SOLUTION INTO BILATERAL EYES CHEMICAL CORNEAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: General purpose household cleaners
R EYE PAIN AFTER GRAFFETTI CLEANER SPLASHED IN EYE. CONJUNCTIVITIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 63 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
63YOF WAS SPRAYING *** CLEANING CHEMICAL ON WEDNESDAY, DEVELOPED REDNES S IN EYES,CONTINUED TO WORSEN;CHEMICAL BURN,EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2008	Age: 64 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
CHEST PAIN DUE TO INHALED FUMES - BATHROOM CLEANER - 64 YO MALE PRESENT S W/CHEST PAIN & VOMITING SINCE EXPOSURE TO STRONG ODOR OF CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	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
PT SUSTAINED ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE OF CLEANING PRODUCT. PT GRABBED WRONG BOTTLE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 56 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
STATES HAS BEEN USING CLEANING SUPPLIES IN HER NEW HOUSE BUT STATES SHE ALREADY KNEW SHE WAS ALLERGIC TO IT. ALLERGIC RX TO BOTH HANDS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2008	Age: 53 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: Other
Product: General purpose household cleaners
53 YO FEMALE WAS SOB DUE TO EXPOSURE TO CARPET CLEANER EXACERBATION OF ASTHMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: General purpose household cleaners
PT DEVELOPPED SKIN RASH AFTER USING SPRAY CLEANER AT HOME TODAY. DX SKIN RASH,GENERALIZED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2008	Age: 52 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
PTS HOUSE WAS DESTROYED BY A FIRE FIVE DAYS AGO AND WORKERS HAVE BEEN C LEANING IT WITH CHEMICALS INHALED THE FUMES DEVELOPED AN ASTHMA ATTACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: General purpose household cleaners, Day wear
PT SPRAYED CLEANER ONTO PANTS TO TRY AND REMOVE A STAIN WHILE WEARING PANTS AT SHELTER. DX: CHEMICAL BURN GENITALS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2008	Age: 59 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, Rugs or carpets
C/O MOUTH&THROAT BURNING P INHALATION OF FUMES FROM RUG CLEANER, SPOT S HOT, 4D PTA>> INHALATION INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 52 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
SPRAYED SELF WITH CLEANER/CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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