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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 329
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | 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: School laboratory chemicals, School equipment |
| IN CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL, HOOD BROKE AND SHE SNIFFED NITRIC ACIDUP HER NOSE, W/ FREQ COUGH AND NASAL BURNING; STRIDOR S/P NOXIOUS FUMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| PT WITH POSSIBLE SULFURIC ACID CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO LEG AND POSSIBLY AR M ON CAMPUS. SEEN 1ST AT STUDENT HEALTH. D:CHEMICAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| PT SUSTAINED CHEMICAL SPILL TO ARM (BENZYL BROMIDE, NA BICARB, PYRIDINE & OTHERS) WHILE IN CHEMISTRY CLASS. D: CHEMICAL BURN, ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| STUDENT EXPOSED TO COPPER SULFATE POWDER IN SCHOOL. D: CHEMICAL EXPOSUR E, EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| STUDENT SPILLED FORMIC ACID ON FOREARM DURING CHEMISTRY LAB. D: PARTIAL THICKNESS ACID BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| PT, WEARING CONTACT LENSES, WAS DISSECTING SQUID IN BIOLOGY LAB WHEN FO RMALDEHYPDE SPLASHED IN EYE. EYE BURNING. D:ALKALI EXPOSURE, EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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