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Accidents - Water softeners or conditioners - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 260
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:102
50+ years old:158
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:158Finger:86
Knee:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/24/2006Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Water softeners or conditioners
PT AT HOME WAS TAKEN OVER BY GAS FUMES FROM WATER SOFTENER NOT FUNCTION ING IN CORRECTLY /DX GAS EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2006Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Water softeners or conditioners
PT ACCIDENTALLY ASPIRATED SOME WATER WITH WATER SOFTENING CHEMICALS IN IT, BEGAN COUGHING, POISON CONTROL CALLED , ADVISED TO GO TO ER,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2006Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water softeners or conditioners
PT WAS TRYING TO CHIP BUILDUP OUT OF HIS WATERSOFTENER AND CUT FINGERS. DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2006Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Water softeners or conditioners, Stairs or steps
KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT-TWISTED KNEE WHILE CARRYING WATER SOFTENER DO WN STEPS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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