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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 384
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| STUDENT GOT FORMIC ACID SPLASH TO EYE IN LAB. WAS WEARING CONTACT LENSE S. DX:CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT WITH COUGH AND GREENISH SPUTUM. THINKS POSSIBLE ALLERGIC RXN TO ACID S WHILE STUDENT IN CHEM LAB AT UNIVERSITY. LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| BILATERAL EYE INJURY FROM ACETONE GETTING INTO BOTH EYES. DX-ACUTE BILATERAL EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals, Clothing accessories |
| PT WAS USING CHEMICALS IN CLASS AT SCHOOL, WEARING DISPOSABLE GLOVES, D EVELOPED SWELLING,ITCHING TO HANDS,WARM FACE, DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| PT WAS IN CHEMISTRY LAB AND INJECTED SELF W/ *** ON THE THUMBC/O THUMB BEING BLUE W/ NUMBNESS/PAIN.DX: CHEMICAL INJECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2009 | Age: 20 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 |
| PT IN CHEMISTRY LAB, WORKING WITH NITROBENZINE, C/O DIZZINESS DX;; TO XIC CHEMICAL INHALATION / EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| PT W/ DIFFICULTY BREATHING. THINKS HE INHALED CHEMICAL FUMES DURING ORG ANIC CHEMISTRY LAB. CHLOROFORM, ZINC ACETATE, METHANOL. LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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