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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 271
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 66 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| 66YOM STS HE WAS USING PAINT STRIPPER IN HIS GARAGE WITH DOOR OPEN AND STARTED FEELING DIZZY WITH NAUSEA DX: HYDROCARBON EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2010 | Age: 76 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| 76YOM, REPORTS WAS CLEANING THE BRUSHES WITH NEW SOLVENT, DIDN'T WEAR M ASK, WENT TO SLEEP&WOKE UP WITH DYSPNEA>>CHEM EXPO/DYSPNEA/PALMS BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Turpentine |
| PT EXPOSED TO PAINT THINNER & STRIPPER & TURPENTINE, TRYING TO CLEAN UP PAINT SPILL DX; CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2007 | Age: 59 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| AT HOME PT ACCIDENTLY DRANK PAINT THINNER & WATER,SPIT IT OUT,C/O THROAT BURNING,DX ACCIDENTAL INGESTION-SMALL HYDROCARBON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2006 | Age: 52 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| 52 YOM HAD PAINT THINNER SPLASHED ON HIM YESTERDAY, NOW HAS HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2005 | Age: 73 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT DX ASTHMA EXACERBATION DUE TO INHALING PAINT REMOVER AT HOME THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT DX UNINTENTIONAL INGESTION - S/P ACCIDENTALLY DRANK A MOUTHFUL OF PAINT THINNER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PHARYNGITIS-SINCE WORKING W/ PAINT THINNER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2001 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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