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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 222
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids, Liquid drugs |
| MEDICATED SELF FOR PLANTER WARTS ONTO ARM WITH SQUARIC ACID IN ACETONE FOR 2 WEEKS, IN LAST 3 DAYS BEEN HAVING PAIN&BLISTERING>>CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Acids |
| PATIENT STATES CUT FOREARM AND THEN SPILLED ACID IN CUT. DX; LACERATI ON TO FOREARM WITH CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| 24YOM AT HOME USING A ACID SOLUTION(EIDIED RICH101)ON BRICKS,WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES,HANDS BECAME IRRITATED;CHEMICAL BURN RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYES AND SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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