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Accidents - Chemistry sets or science kits - Year 2003 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 176
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:6
16-25 years old:170

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/06/2003Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chemistry sets or science kits
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER HAND FROM A PIPETTE AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2003Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chemistry sets or science kits
19 YO M DOING A CHEMISTRY PROJECT CUT HAND ON TEST TUBE LAC HAND TENDON INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chemistry sets or science kits
PATIENT SCRUBBING A GRADUATED CYLINDER IN CHEMISTRY CLASS WHEN GLASS BR OKE CUTTING HAND; HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2003Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Chemistry sets or science kits
IN CHEMISTRY CLASS AT 1130 AT SCHOOL HOT BURNING MAGNESIUM ROLLED ONTO HIS HANDS DURING CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENT. DX THERMAL BURNS HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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