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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 228
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Tableware and accessories |
| INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID FROM CUP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | 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: Lighter fluids |
| INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 23 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: Lighter fluids |
| PT PICKED UP LIGHTER FLUID AND DRANK SOME. DX INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Counters or countertops |
| PATIENT PULLED CHAIR TO COUNTER AND DRANK UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF LIGHTER FLU ID, COUGH, VOMITING, SLEEPY, LIGHTER FLUID WAS IN A LARGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 18 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: Lighter fluids |
| INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Mobile/manufactured homes |
| PATIENT INGESTED *** CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID WHILE AT MOM'S BOYFRI END'S MOTOR HOME, INITIALLY COUGHING, PC CONTACTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | 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: Lighter fluids |
| DRANK LIGHTER FLUID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID. DX POISONING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 19 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: Lighter fluids |
| PT INGESTED CHARCOL FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | 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: Lighter fluids |
| MOM STATES CHILD MAY HAVE DRANK A MOUTHFUL OF LIGHTER FLUID / GAGGED & THEN HE VOMITED DX: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION / LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 17 months | 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: Lighter fluids |
| PT DRANK LIGHTER FLUID NOW VOMITING, INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2003 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | 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: Lighter fluids |
| DRANK SMALL AMOUNT OF LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/04/2003 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Bottles or jars |
| PATIENT DRANK APPROX. 10 OZ BOTTLE OF CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID, RESPIRAT ORY DISTRESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID. DX POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/28/2003 | Age: 17 months | 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: Lighter fluids |
| PT MAY HAVE POSSIBLY INGESTED SOME CHARCOAL FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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