Accidents - Paint or varnish thinners - 16-25 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 30
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Accidents - Body Parts:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Paint or varnish thinners
PT WAS AT A BONFIRE WHEN SOME THINNER WAS THROWN INTO FIRE, PT SUFFERED A FLASHBURN TO FACE, FD PRES NS. DX - FLASH BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Paint or varnish thinners
PT SPILLED A GALLON OF PAINT THINNER SPLASHED ONTO CHEST NOW HER SKIN B URNS CHEMICAL BURNS TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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