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Accidents - Swimming pool chemicals - 0-5 years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 370
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:240Hand:70
Eyeball:52Lower Trunk:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/24/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools
5YOM PLAYING INA HOTEL SWIMMING POOL THAT HAD JUST HAD CHLORINE PUT IN AND HANDS TURNED RED CHEMICAL BURNS TO HANDS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 09/27/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
PT FOUND EATING AQUA CHEM POOL STABILIZER POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/01/2009Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
1 YR OLD INGESTED LIQUID FROM POOL TESTING KIT AT HOME PT WAS OBSERVED FOR 1 HOUR DX/ INGESTION NON TOXIC
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 08/15/2009Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
PT FOUND WITH A BAG OF HOT TUBE CHLORINE. DX POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/25/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
COUGH, CONGESTED AFTER INHALING CHLORINE TABLETS DX: CHLORINE GAS EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2009Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
PT EATING *** ALL IN ONE CHLORINATED GRANUALS (POOL CHLORINE) DX POISO NING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/03/2009Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools
PUT NEW SWIMMING POOL CHEMICALS IN SWIMMING POOL;DX HIVES/DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
3 YOM GOT POOL CHLORINE POWDER IN EYES SUSTAINING CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2009Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Bottles or jars
ALLEGED ALGLCIDE INGESTION: 20 MOB CARRYING HEAVY BOTTLE OF ALGICIDE WITH LID OFF @ HOME, POSSIBLE INGESTION OF POOL CHEMICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Swimming pool chemicals
PT GOT CHLORINE IN EYES. DX: BILAT CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2009Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools
PT WENT SWIMMING IN A CHLORINATED POOL YEST, NOW W/EYE REDNESS, DRAINAG E AND MILD SWELLING TO EYES; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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