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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 376
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| PT WAS WORKING UNDER HOUSE ON PLUMBING AND RED DEVIL LYE CORNEAL BUR N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Lye |
| DX RIGHT THUMB BURN: FROM HOT LYE SOAP AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lye |
| SLIPPED&FELL ON A CLEANING CHEMICALS, CONTAINING NAOH" F.ARM/BUTTOCKS/B ACK IRRITANT DERMATITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| WHILE DOING SOMEONE'S HAIR , LYE BLEW UP IN PATIENT'S FACE. DX: BURN TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| MISTOOK RED DEVIL LYE FOR SALT DX BURN TO MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye, Sinks |
| PATIENT WAS UNCLOGGING THE SINK AT HOME AND GOT RED DEVIL LYN IN HIS EYES. DX-ALKALI BURNS TO EYES WITH CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| PT GOT LYE ON HANDS & THEN ATE. DX: CHEMICAL BURN ESOPHAGUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| LYE CLEANSER WASH IN EYE PREVIOUS DAY CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye, Acids |
| PT. WAS CLEANING TOILET WITH DRAIN OPENER, SPLASHED ONTO PT., LYE WITH SULFURIC ACID, CAUSED EXPLOSION, BURNS BACK AND BUTTOCKS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/1998 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lye |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/1997 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye, Day wear |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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