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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 327
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| PATIENT WITH H/O VCD AND ASTHMA HAVING RESPIRATORY DISTRESS WHEN DISECT ING A CAT USING FORMADAHYDE/CHEMICALS IN SCIENCE LAB AT SCHOOL;VCD, AST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| 16 YO F ACCIDENTIAL INGESTION OF COPPER CHLORIDE PT GOT SOME ON HAND THEN COUGHED WHEN COVERING MOUTH GOT SOME IN MOUTH* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2007 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18 YO F EXPOSURE TO FUMES FROM SULFURIC ACID AND NITRIC ACID IN CLASSROOM AT SCHOOL DURING DEMONSTRATION BY TEACHER NO DIRECT CONTACT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 25 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, Glass tubing or test tubes |
| PT WAS IN SCHOOL LAB WASHING GLASSWARE W/ METHANOL. DID NOT WASH HANDS BEFORE EATING. METHANOL EXPOSURE. HEADACHE. D: METHANOL EXPOSURE, HA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 23 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 |
| SPLASHED HYDROFLORIC ACID ON ARM WHILE WORKING IN LAB AT SCHOOL STATES WEAKNESS AND NUMBNESS TO ARM DX- CHEMICAL BURN AND EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| PT AT SCHOOL IN A CHEMISTRY CLASS AND GOT HYDROCHLORIC ACID SPILLED ON HANDS CHEMICAL BURNS TO HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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