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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 951
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2004 | 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: Acids |
| ACID FROM CAR CLEANSER SPLASHED IN EYE LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT WAS CLEANING HIS ROOF WITH A COMPUND OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE WHEN HE SAT IN IT CAUSING A CEMICAL BURN TO HIS LT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2004 | Age: 42 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: Acids |
| PT SPLASHED MURIATIC ACID IN EYE 30 MINUTES AGO. WASHED IT OUT WITH WAT ER. D: CORNEAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| NP APPLIED SM AMT TRICHLORACETIC ACID-INNER ASPECT OF PT'S LABIA,THEN U SED BAKING SODA TO NEURALIZE ACID,DX:CHEMICAL BURN LABIUM OF VAGINA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT BURNED ON LIPS BY MURIATIC ACID. STATES WAS GOING TO DRINK IT & DIDN 'T KNOW IT WAS ACID UNTIL IT HIT LIPS. D:ACID BURN, LIPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT DX CHEMICAL BURN RT FOREARM AND BACK - SPLASHED WITH ACID ON ARM AND BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Acids, Bottles or jars |
| PT WAS STANDING NEXT A CHEMICAL STORE, WHERE SOMEBODY DROPPED A BOTTLE OF SULFARIC ACID, NO EVIDANCE OF CHEMCIACL BURN "SULFURIC ACID EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT PRESENTED TO ED AFTER BEING SPLASHED WITH SULFURIC ACID, SUSTAINED " CHEMICAL EXPOSURE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| BURNED ARM W/ HYDROFLUORIC ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/04/2004 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Acids, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| DYSPNEA-EXPOSURE TO MURRIATIC ACID WHILE CLEANING A DRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT WAS WASHING TRUCK WITH ACIDS. DX: CHEMICAL BURNS TO BOTH RT/LT HANDS. ALL FINGERS. FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2004 | Age: 41 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: Acids |
| PT INHALED MURATIC ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| CHEM CONJUNTIVITIS/46YOF SPLASHED SULFURIC ACID INTO R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| ACID BURNS TO FINGER RIGHT 2ND FINGER CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| ACID SPLASHED IN EYES, ON FACE. DX ACIDIC BURN BOTH EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 49 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Acids |
| ANOXIA, PT EXPOSED TO ACETIC ACID INHALATION, C/O SOB, DIFFICULT TO BRE ATHING, SPITTING BLOOD, NAUSEA, NO DIZZINESS OR LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Acids |
| PT IS BEING TREATED FOR EXPOSURE TO SULFURIC ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2004 | Age: 45 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: Acids |
| PT IS BEING TREATED FOR EXPOSURE TO SULFURIC ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - PT C/O SULFURIC ACID SPLASHED IN BILATERAL EYES (BATTERY ACID) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Acids, Swimming pool chemicals |
| PT EXPOSED TO MURIATIC ACID MIXED WITH CHLORINE. MIXED CHEMICAL TO CLEA N WELLS IN HOUSE. INHALED FUMES. D:CHEMICAL INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| 31 Y.O. W MALE W/CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES. PT WAS USING A CLEANER KNOWN AS SULFONIC ACID & IT SPLASHED IN HIS EYES @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| 45 YO MALE SPILLED SULFURIC ACID ON LEFT ARM CHEMICAL BURN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| BURN TO HAND FROM ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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