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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 242
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Day wear |
| 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ARMS & TORSO 2ND TO SULFURIC ACID:WORKING ON CLOGGED DRAIN,FELL,SPILLING VIRGING SULFURIC ACID, ATE THRU T-SHIRT |
| 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: 05/29/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| GOT DRAIN CLEANER ON ARM DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE / NO BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2004 | Age: 46 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, Sinks |
| PT WAS AT HOME WORKING ON CLOGGED DRAIN IN SINK C/O DRAIN CLEANER LEAKE D OUT ON LEFT ARM AND HAND LEFT UPPER ARM CHEMICAL BURNS LEFT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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