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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,405
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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: 11/13/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| 62 YOM WAS USING PAINT REMOVER AND FUMES GOT IN FACE CONTACT DERMATITIS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Leaf blowers |
| PT WAS USING PAINT REMOVER AND BLOWER TO BLOW DUST FROM GARAGE FLOOR. DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS DUE TO DUST/CHEMICAL IRRITATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT STAES WAS PAINTING & DOING ALOT OF BENDING & DEVELOPED KNEE PAIN DX: TENDONITIS RIGHT KNEE |
| 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: 05/23/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS-FURNITURE STRIPPER SPLASHED IN EYE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| 54 YOF HAD CHEMICAL BURN TO R WRIST FROM WOOD STRIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| LACERATION FINGER - 53 YOM WAS IN WOOD SHOP AT HOME STRIPPING WOOD AND LACERATED RIGHT THUMB |
| 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: 06/17/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT SPILLED MINERAL SPIRITS ON FOOT; CHEMICAL BURN FOOT |
| 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: 05/15/2005 | 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT.INJ.L.EYE AT HOME WHEN USING PAINT THINER & SPLASHED SOME IN EYE. DX ; CORNEAL ABRASION L.EYE. |
| 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: 07/20/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| CHEM BURNS BIL HANDS . PT GOT STRIPPING GEL ONTO HIS HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PATIENT HIT EYE WITH PLASTIC PAINT STRIPPER. DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS WITH LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT GOT CHEMICAL PAINT SOLVENT IN EYE. DX: CHEMICAL BURN L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| CHEMICAL BURNS LEFT EYE. TSP -- PAINT REMOVER SPLASHED IN LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Clothing accessories |
| WOODSTRIPPING SOLUTION LEAKED THROUGH GLOVE HAND CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Tables |
| PT WAS STRIPPING PAINT OFF FLOOR WHEN THE FUMES CAUSED HIM TO PASS OUT AND HE HIT HEAD ON A TABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| SKIN IRRITATION AFTER USING CITRUS STIPPER WITH GLOVES/DERMATITIS RT HAND |
| 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 |
| Date: 07/10/2001 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2001 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2001 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2001 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2001 | Age: 57 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Pressurized containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2000 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/1999 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/1999 | Age: 52 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/1999 | Age: 54 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/1998 | Age: 56 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/1998 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/1998 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/1997 | Age: 68 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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