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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 326
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/14/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Acids, Hot plates |
| PATIENT COMPLAINS OFHAVING BEEN EXPOSED TO SULFURIC ACID ON A HOT PLATE HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING. DX - CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT SUST CHEMICAL BURN TO TESTICLE FROM ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Acids, Floors or flooring materials |
| 17YOF-CHEMICAL BURN RIGHT HAND-USED TO CLEAN STOVE & FLOOR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| SPLASHED ACID ON FINGERS AND SUSTAINED A BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Acids |
| TOXIC EXPOSURE TO MURIATIC ACID-SPILLED ACID IN GARAGE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids, General purpose household cleaners |
| PT WAS MOVING HOUSEHOLD CLEANING AGENTS WHEN SHE SPILLED SOME SULFURIC ACIDE ON UPPER ARM AND LEG. D: BURN, SULFURIC ACID EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Acids |
| PT INHALED NITRIC & SULFURIC ACID YEST. IN ORGANIC CHEM. LAB. DIZZY, HA S CHILLS WITH DEEP BREATH. D: ACID INHALATION, DYSOMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Acids, Grills |
| HAD "ACID" SPLASH INTO EYES WHILE CLEANING A GRILL DX CORNEAL ABR'S , C HEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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