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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,815
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Chemicals |
TCA CHEMICAL BURN TO FACE,NECK TRUNK, UPPER & LOWER EXTREMITY DX: 2ND DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Chemicals |
PT ACCIENTALLY SPRAYED DE-ICER IN HER EYE AT HOME TODAY DX/ RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Chemicals |
PT WAS IN A LAB @ SCHOOL & PT ACCIDENTLY SPLASHED MERCURY SULFIDE IN EY ES.WASHED EYES X2 IN LAB. DX:CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Chemicals, Floors or flooring materials |
BURNS TO HANDS AND FEET USING ACETONE ON FLOOR, CAUGHT FIRE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Chemicals |
PT SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURN TO KNEE, NO DETAILS |
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Chemicals |
PT WITHI CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, WAS EXPOSED TO FORMALDEHYDE, NO EXPLANATION OF WHERE OCCURRED |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Chemicals |
PATIENT C/O ACCIDENTALLY DRINKING SOME BLUE LIQUID THAT MOM BROUGHT FROM WORK, VOMITED TWICE. DX-ACCIDENTAL CHEMICAL INGESTION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Chemicals |
PT GOT A CHEMICAL IN EYE AT HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Chemicals |
46YOM WAS USING A CHEMICAL CALLED MOLD BLASTER,ON HIS PROPERTY, NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES,2 DROPS SPLASHED INTO EYE;CHEMICAL SPLASH IN EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Chemicals |
PT SUSTAINED BURN TO THE FOOT AFTER HAVING A CHEMICAL SPILL.@ |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Chemicals |
PT DX CONTACT DERMATITIS - S/P DUE TO CHEMICAL PRODUCTS - C/O SKIN RASH TO NECK AND TRUNK. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Chemicals |
42 YOM HAD CHEMICALS SPLASH IN EYE SEVERAL DAYS AGO CHEMICAL BURN CORNEA |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 47 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: Chemicals |
PT IS BEING SEEN AFTER GETTING CHEMICALS IN EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Chemicals |
REDNESS BURING TO LT EYE AFTER CHEMICAL EXPOSURE DX CONJUCTIVITS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Chemicals |
PT DX RT EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS - DUE TO CHEMICAL EXPOSURE AT HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Chemicals |
PT GOT CHEMICAL IN EYE WHEN AT THE STORE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Chemicals, Motor vehicles or parts |
PT WITH CHEMICAL BURN TO LEFT EYE AFTER GETTING CHEMICAL IN IT WHILE WA SHING CAR |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Chemicals |
PT SUSTAINED REPORTS CHLORIDE SPLASHED IN HIS EYE BURNING AND REDNESS OCCURRED.@ |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Chemicals |
PT WITH DIFFICULTY BREATHING. INHALED TILE SEALER YESTERDAY. CALLED POI SON CONTROL & ADVISED TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT. LPTMS. |
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Chemicals |
PT C/O CHEST DISCOMFORT AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING STATES HE SPRAYS WEEDS FOR A LIVING. DX POSSIBLE RESP REACTION TO CHEMICALS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 48 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: Chemicals |
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR EXPOSURE TO FUMES FORM CHEMICALS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 47 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: Chemicals |
CHEMICALS INHALATION WHILE TESTING GOLD W NITRIC ACID. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Chemicals, Containers |
CHEMICAL INSULT TO EYE-GOT *** CONCRETE SEALER IN EYE FROM CONTAINER-@ HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Chemicals |
PT WORKING ON REFRIGERATION DEVICE WHEN HOT *** SPLASHED ON HAND. D: FU LL THICKNESS DORSAL HAND BURN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Chemicals |
PT WITH CHEMICAL CONJUCTIVITIS FROM UNKNOWN CAUSE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Chemicals |
PT SUS CHEMICAL BURNS TO THE RIGHT ARM.@ |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Chemicals, Foods |
PT C/O FINDING SILICONE BALLS IN POWE*** AND BELIEVES TO HAVE DRUNK SOM E SILICONE POISON |
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Chemicals |
PT WITH CHEMICAL INHALATION FROM SOME KIND OF SPRAY IN A PARK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Chemicals |
PATIENT MIXED SEVERAL CHEMICALS TOGETHER AND BEGAN SNEEZING. DX-INHALATION FUMES. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 34 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: Chemicals |
34 YOM, ALLERGIC REACTION, ACCIDENTLY USED MOUTH TO TAKE OFF PART THAT HAD UNKNOWN CHEMICAL ON IT, FELLS FUNNY, DIZZY & TONGUE FEELS FAT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Chemicals |
PT GOT *** SPLASHED INTO EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Chemicals |
CHEMICAL SPLASHED INTO EYES. DX-CEMICAL EXPOSURE BILATERAL EYES, FOREIGN BODY EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Chemicals |
CP, SOB AFTER SPRAYING CHEMICALS DX; CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Chemicals |
PT SUSTAINED CHEMICAL INHALATION AFTER DRAINING *** FROM AN AIR CONDITI ONING UNIT* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Chemicals |
AT HOME USING *** WEED KILLER HAD SEIZURE DX SEIZURE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Chemicals, Fire extinguishers |
PT DX TOXIC EFFECT OF HALON - S/P BIBEMS C/O EYE AND UPPER AIRWAY IRRITTAION DUE TO EXTINGUISHER.PT LWBS. |
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Chemicals, Fire extinguishers |
PT DX TOXIC EFFECT OF *** - FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS ACTIVATED AND WASCOVE RED W/WHITE POWDERED SUBSTANCE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Chemicals |
ALLERGIC REACTION WITH SHORTNESS OF BREATH AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO POWER WASHER CHEMICALS ALLERGIC REACTION # |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Chemicals |
INGESTED *** COOLANT, FROM ICE CHIPS IN FREEZOR. PATIENT LEFT BEFORE RE GISTRATION. NURSE SPOKE TO POISON CONTROL. |
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 39 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: Chemicals |
PT IS BEING SEEN AFTER CHEMICAL SPLASHED IN EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Chemicals |
SWELLING TO HANDS, KNEE PAIN EXPOSED TO LAWN CHEMICAL. DX-CHEMICAL DERMATITIS, DIARRHEA. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Chemicals |
GOT CHEMICAL SPLASHED INTO EYE DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Chemicals |
CHEMICAL GOT IN EYES AT HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 48 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: Chemicals |
PT IS BEING SEEN AFTER EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS AT HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 50 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: Chemicals |
REPORTS ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF MERCURY A MONTH AGO, NOW PRESENT WITH N UMBNESS&WEAKNESS FROM WASIT DOWN >> TOXIC INGESTION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
Product: Chemicals, Other ranges or ovens |
BURNED HAND ON HOT GREASE WHILE COOKING ON STOVE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 33 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: Other |
Product: Chemicals |
PT STS POSS GOT CHEMICAL IN R EYE,C/O PAIN DX LWOT |
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Chemicals, Pipes |
PT CUTTING PIPE HAD CHEMICAL BURNS (ALKALI) TO FACE/HANDS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Chemicals |
PATIEN WASTED CHEMICAL ON CLOTHES SAT., PUT SAME CLOTHES BACK ON TODAY NOW ITCHING AND RASH ALL OVER. DX-ALLERGIC REACTION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Chemicals |
SPRAYED GROUT SEALER IN EYE. DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Chemicals, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
PT WITH BURNS TO VARIOUS PARTS OF BODY, WAS SPRAYING LEATHER PROTECT- ANT WHICH CAUGHT FIRE FROM NEARBY CANDLES, NO FD INVOLVEMENT |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Chemicals, Motor vehicles or parts |
PATIENT WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA, AIR BAG DEPLOYED, SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURNS ON WRIST. DX-CHEMICAL BURNS TO LEFT WRIST |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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