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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 553
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2005 | 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| CHEMICAL BURNSW TO FEET FROM *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| CLEANING DRAINS WITH *** AND INHALED FUMES DX- CHEMICAL INHALATION DX- CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Pipes |
| CHEMICAL BURN L UPPER ARM; PT WAS FIXING PIPE UNDER HOUSE, DID'NT REALI ZE HE WAS LYING IN *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| SHORTNESS OF BREATH.PT WAS USING DRAIN CLEANER AND BECAME SHORT OF BREA TH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| PT, WEARING CONTACT LENSES AT THE TIME, HAD "*** LYE" DRAINER CLEANER S PLASH IN EYE. D: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, CONJUNCTIVAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Sinks |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO UNCLOG A SINK AT HOME AND GOT CHEMICAL DRAIN CLEANER IN EYES. DX-CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Bleaches |
| 30 Y/O W/M COUGING AND SHORT OF BREATH AFTER INHALED FUMES WHEN POURED* ** DOWN PIPE AFTER BLEACH AT JAIL. PATIENT IS AN INMATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| PT WAS INJURED WITH A DRAIN CLEANER DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE-SKIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2005 | Age: 29 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: Drain cleaners |
| PT DX CORNEAL BURNS - C/O DRAIN CLEANER GOT INTO BOTH EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| *** SPLASHED IN EYE DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| PATIENT WAS USING AN ACID DRAIN CLEANER AND SUSTAINED BURNS TO RIGHT LOWER ARM. DX-ACID BURNS LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| PT MIXED 2 TYPES OF DRAIN CLEANER & IT CREATED A GAS, BECAME SOB WHEN I NHALED. CHEMICAL TRACHEOBRONCHITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| INHALATION INJ. PT BREATHED IN HEAVY FUMES WHEN USING *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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