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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 629
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 29 YO MALE WAS SPRAYED WITH PEPPER *** CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 41 YO FEMALE SPRAYED IN FACE WITH *** CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 37 YO MALE EXPOSED TO *** CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| LT INDEX FINGER CT-AT HOME-1 MONTH PRIOR-INJURED ON A PLASTIC PART OF A STUN GUN THAT HIT HIS FINGER UPON DISCHARGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 33 YO MALE WAS HIT WITH BRASS KNUCKLES CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| DX:BILATERAL CONJUNCTIVITIS FROM TEAR GAS HE WAS SPRAYED WITH INBRAZIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 35 Y OLD FEMALE WAS SPRAYED WITH *** CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| SPRAYED WITH ***- CHEMICAL BURN TO THE EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 31 YO FEMALE WAS IN ROOM WHEN PEPPER SPRAY WAS SPRAYED THROUGH WINDOW CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 27 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 |
| DX:CONJUNCTIVAL INJECTION AND HEMORRHAGE. PT WAS EXPOSED TO PEPPER SPRAY TO EYE AND FACE. NO EYEBALL INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| DX:TASER PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT BUTTOCK. PT RECEIVED TASER DART WOUND IN JAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Chairs |
| 27 YO MALE SPRAYED IN FACE WITH ***, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON CHAIR CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 47 YO MALE GOT SPRAYED WITH PEPPER SPRAY CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT SUST CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES FROM *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | 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: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 29 YO M SPRAYED IN FACE WITH *** DYSPNEA DYSPNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS SPRAYED IN THE FACE , POSSIBLY WITH PEPPER SPRAY RESULTING IN A CHEMICA BURN TO THE FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Bottles or jars |
| PATIENT WITH BURNING AND ITCHING IN HANDS AFTER OPENING BOTTLED MIX OF PEPPER SPRAY/***. D: CONTACT DERMATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| SPRAYED WITH PEPPER SPRAY DURING TRAINING 1 HR PTA-DX-ACUTE CHEMICAL CO NJUNCTIVITIS, INHALATION INJUYR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| ***D IN EYECHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT DX SOFT TISSUE CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS - PT C/O "MY EYES ARE BURN-I NG" EYES WERE PEPPER SPRAYED AFTER HE GOT AGITATED IN THE HOUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PEPPER SPRAY IN FACECHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| RT EYE CHEMICAL IRRITATION - SPRAYED WITH *** "LWBS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| FACIAL AND ARM IRRITATION - SPRAYED WITH *** "LWBS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PATIENT SPRAYED IN FACE WITH ***. EYES BURNING. NO DETAILS AS TOINTENT. D: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| COUGH AND TRACHOSPASM SECONDARY TO PEPPER SPRAY - WAS PEPPER SPRAYEDNOW COUGHING SECONDARY TO PEPPER SPRAY EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| SPRAYED IN EYES WITH PEPPER SPRAY, CONJUNTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PATIENT WAS ***D CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| SPRAYED WITH PEPPER SPRAY PEPPER SPRAY TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 45 YO M SPRAYED W/*** TO EYE CORNEAL EDEMA CORNEAL EDEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PATIENT WAS ***D IN FACE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS ***D TO EYE, NO DETAILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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