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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 162
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/05/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| HEADACHE AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH WHILE FLOORS BEING FINISHED AT HOME. D X. FUME / VAPOR INHALATION, HEADACHE.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY DRANK WAX CLEANER AT HOME TODAY HAS THROAT IRRITATION DX// ACCIDENTAL INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT DX ACUTE ASTHMA ATTACK - PT HAS BEEN USING POLYURTHANE ON HER FLOORS AND STARTED WHEEZING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT EXPOSED TO FUMES WHILE WAXING A FLOOR, C/O SOB, HEADACHE DX: INHALATION EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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