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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 311
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 2 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 thinners |
| SWALLOWED PAINT THINNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 17 months | 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 thinners, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PATIENT FELL INTO PAINT PEELINGS THAT HAD BEEN STRIPPED OFF WITH *** PA INT THINNER AT HOME, THINNER IN EYES, CHEMICAL BURNS; CHEM CONJUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT INGESTED PAINT THINNER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 7 months | 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 thinners |
| PATIENT'S SISTER POURED ONE TEASPOON OF PAINT THINNER INTO HIS MOUTH, V OMITING, COUGHING, CHOKING, BREATHING DIFFICULTY, SLEEPY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | 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: Paint or varnish thinners |
| 23-MONTH OLD MALE INGESTED PAINT THINNER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Bottles or jars |
| PATIENT PLAYING IN CLOSET AT GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE, INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOU NTOF PAINT THINNER FROM BOTTLE, INITIAL RESPIR DISTRESS, NOW WITH COUGH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT INGESTED PAINT THINNER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Metal containers |
| PLAYING WITH PAIN THINNER IN COFFEE CAN ON PORCH, SUBSTANCE FOUND ON LI PS AND CLOTHING/ ACCIDENTAL INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| INGESTED PAINT THINNER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 20 months | 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: Paint or varnish thinners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FOUND WITH PAINT THINNER SPILLED ON FLOOR/CLOTHES AND ON BREATH COUG HING WITH RESP DISTRESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 3 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: Paint or varnish thinners, Bottles or jars |
| CHILD DRANK MOUTHFUL OF PAINT THINNER FROM BOTTLE. VOMITED. STOMACH HURTS. D: PAINT THINNER INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PATIENT SWALLOWED PAINT THINNER, THEN VOMITED. DX: INGESTION OF PAINT THINNER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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