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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,463
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 92 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: Bleaches, Tables |
| BOTTLE OF HOUSEHOLD BLEACH WAS ON TABLE NEAR BED, MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY INGESTED SOME, LIP SWELLING, NO BURNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Bleaches, Drinking glasses |
| THERE WAS BLEACH IN A GLASS SITTING ON THE COUNTER AT HOME AND TOOK A S IP FROM IT ACCIDENTAL BLEACH INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 88 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: Bleaches, Tableware and accessories |
| WHILE CLEANING APARTMENT, HAD BLEACH IN CUP, FORGOT, HAD SIP AFTER EATI NG LUNCH, BLEACH INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Bleaches |
| TROUBLE BREATHING AFTER EXPOSURE TO CLEANING FLUID CHLORINE GAS EXPOSU RE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bleaches |
| GOT WEAK AROUND BLEACH DX. BLEACH EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2005 | Age: 76 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: Bleaches |
| ACC INGESTION OF BLEACH, MISTAKENLY FOR ?CONSTIPATIN DRUG. " ACCIDENTAL INGESTION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Bleaches, Toilet bowl products |
| GAS INHALATION; USING *** TO CLEAR STOLL, FOUND THE BOWL CLEANER & WITH OUT THINKING, USED IT TOO. "FUMES MAY HAVE BURNED LUNGS" PER PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2005 | Age: 81 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: Bleaches, Ammonia, household |
| PATIENT INHALED BLEACH & AMMONIA MIXED AT HOME TO DO SOME CLEANING DX - BRONCHOSPASM SECONDARY TO CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/31/2005 | Age: 69 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: Bleaches |
| PT CLEANING WITH BLEACH AT HOME AND INHALED THE FUMES BECAME WEAK AND V OMITED INHALATION INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Bleaches, Ammonia, household |
| 54YMC CLEANING SMALL POORLY VENTILATED BATHROOM C/O NAUSEA MIXED BLEACH AND AMONIA/NAUSEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 52 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: Bleaches, Toilets |
| BLEACH INGESTION: CLEANING A TOILET WITH BLEACH (*** BLEACH)AND IT SPLA SHED ACIDDENTALLY GOT SOME IN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 53 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Bleaches |
| INHALED BLEACH ANOXIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2005 | Age: 56 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: Bleaches |
| PT WALKED INTO HOME WHERE CLEANING LADY HAD BEEN USING ***, PT BECAME S OB AND, COUGHING AND BRONCHOSPASM, *** INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | Age: 82 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: Bleaches, Drain cleaners |
| CHEMICAL EXPOSURE-C/O BREATHING FUMES AFTER MIXING BLEACH AND DRAIN CLE ANER. C/O SOB AND COUGHING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Bleaches |
| PT SUST CHEMICAL INHALATION OF PESTICIDE AND BLEACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 61 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: Bleaches |
| PT C/O SORE THROAT AFTER INHALING C.LOROX X 2 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 69 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: Bleaches |
| PT WAS CLEANING WITH BLEACH AND INHALED THE FUMES BECAME DYSPNEIC AND C OUGHING INHALATION PNEUMONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 70 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: Bleaches |
| PATIENT INADVERTENTLY DRANK A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLEACH AT LAUNDROMAT. DX-INADVERTENT INGESTION OF BLEACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bleaches |
| SPLASHED BLEACH ON SELF DX. EXPOSURE TO BLEACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2005 | Age: 51 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: Bleaches |
| REACTION TO CHEMICALS - PATIENT PRESENTS FROM HOME VIA AMBULANCE - VOMI TING, SOB AND HEADACHE AFTER USING BLEACH TO CLEAN UP HAIR DYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Bleaches, Acids |
| DYSPNEA-AFTER EXPOSURE TO BLEACH & MURATIC ACID-BECAME SOB-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/02/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Bleaches |
| CLEANING WITH BLEACH, INHALED FUMES DX CLEANING FUME INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2005 | Age: 72 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: Bleaches |
| POISONING, VIA EMS, PT DRANK *** THINKING IT WAS WATER AT HOME, NO ACTI VE PAIN, DIZZINESS OR SOB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Bleaches |
| MEMORY LOSS AFTER CLEANING WITH BLEACH BLEACH EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2005 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Bleaches, Rugs or carpets |
| 94 YOF INHALED FUMES FROM *** WHILE CLEANING STAINS ON HER CARPETS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2005 | Age: 80 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: Bleaches |
| PT DX BLEACH INGESTION - PT ACCIDENTALLY DRANK 1 OZ OF BLEACH - C/O BURNING ABDOMEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | 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: Bleaches, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| SAYS SHE SPRAYED HER MOLDY WINDOWS W/ DILUTED BLEACH ON SUNDAY AND IS C /O DIFFICULTY BREAHING. DX: POSSIBLE INHALATION OF FUMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Bleaches, Toilet bowl products |
| PT MIXED BLEACH AND TOILET BOWL CLEANER BECAME SHORT OF BREATH ACUTE INHALATION INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Bleaches, General purpose household cleaners |
| MIXED BLEACH WITH *** BECAME OVER WHELMED BY FUMES DX POISONING DX POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2005 | Age: 58 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: Bleaches |
| GENERALIZED BODY RASH-AFTER EXPOSURE TO BLEACH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | 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: Bleaches |
| PT EXPOSED TO BLEACH FUMES THREE DAYS AGO SINCE THEN HAVING CHEST PAIN AND WHEEZING BLEACH INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Bleaches, General purpose household cleaners |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO A CHEMICAL SPILL OF BLEACH AND ***. DX. CHEMICAL PNEU MONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/28/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Bleaches, Automotive chemicals |
| PATIENT WAS CLEANING THE TOILET WITH *** AND TIRE CLEANER. DX-CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS, ACUTE BRONCHITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Bleaches, Drain cleaners |
| INHALED VAPORS FROM *** AND *** MIXTURE DX. CHEMICAL INHALATION LATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 66 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: Bleaches |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY INHALED BLEACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2005 | Age: 61 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: Bleaches |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED BLEACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Bleaches |
| PT. WAS CLEANING HER BATHROOM WITH BLEACH, INHALED SOME AND NOW HAS AN EXACERBATION OF COPD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2005 | 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: Bleaches |
| INHALED BLEACH, VOMITED, COUGHING DX; BLEACH INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2005 | Age: 87 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: Bleaches |
| PT USED SOME *** TO UNBLOCK DRAIN AND INHALED SOME DX: DIFF IN BREATING DX: DIFF IN BREATING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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