Accidents - Lye - 0-5 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 70
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/02/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye, Buckets or pails
MOTHER STATES CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH COUSINS AND THEY GOT INTO A BUCKET OF LYE THAT SPLASHED ON CHILDS FACE DX CHEMICAL BURN TO GI SYSTEM/MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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