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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 785
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| CHEMICAL BURN TO FACE FROM PEPPER SPRAY AT A CLUB - NOT STATED HOW IT H APPENED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 9YOM WALKING AROUND BUTLER STREET,FISHED OUT A CONTAINER FROM GARBAGE CAN,ACCIDENTLY SPRAYED CAN ,CONTAIN PEPPER SPRAY;CHEMICAL SPRAY TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS SPRAYED IN FACE WITH *** |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 29 SPRAYED IN FACE W/PEPPER SPRAY DERMATITIS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT'S 3 Y/O BROTHER SPRAYED PEPPER SPRAY. DX: CHEMICAL RHINITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT FOUND PEPPER SPRAY IN HOUSE AND SPRAYED IT. DX: CHEMICAL DERMATITIS, CHEMICAL RHINITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT SUSTAINED ABRASIONS OF THE FACE FROM BEING TASERRED BY THE POLICE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| *** EXPOSURE. BURNING TO FACE & HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE FACE BY FALLING ON CEMENT AFTER BEING SHOT WITH A TASER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Aerosol containers |
| PT HAD INDIRECT ACCIDENTAL SPRAY OF *** BEAR SPRAY TO FACE. DX:CHEMICA L BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS TASED BY POLICE AND FELL ON CONCRETE LACERATION FACE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| DX ETOH INTOXICATION, S/P OC EXPOSURE: BIB EMS POST OC SPRAY TO FACE, AOB, COOPERATES TO A POINT. ALCAIN APPLIED PER EDMD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 21 YO F BURNING TO FACE SPRAYED IN FACE WITH **** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT INHALED ***. FACE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| GOT SPRAYED IN FACE WITH *** AND SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| DX BILATERAL CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS: PEPPER SPRAY IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS: EXPOSURE TO PEPPER SPARY IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| DX BILATERAL CONJUNCTIVITIS: PEPPER SPRAY IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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