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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 559
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT WAS USING AN ACID CLEANER AND INJURED HAND. DX: SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS CHEMICAL BURNS OF THE RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 50 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, Swimming pool chemicals |
| 50YO WHITE MALE STS EXPOSED TO HYDROCHLORIC ACID & CHLORINE TODAY C/O COUGHING-SOB,DX CHEST PAIN WITH DYSPNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| GOT HAND IN ACID AND SUSTAINED BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT SPILLED AN ACID LIQUID SANITIZER ON LEFT LOWER LEG DX; LEFT LEG CHEM ICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 41 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 BURN TO EYE - SPLASHED TO LT EYE WITH BATTERY ACID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Acids, Bottles or jars |
| BOTTLE OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID BURSTED IN CONFINED AREA,EYES BURNING MILD EYE IRRITATION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 28 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 |
| PTS ARM EXPOSED TO SULFERIC ACID |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| GOT HYDROCHLORIC ACID ON HANDS AND SUSTAINED BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT REPORTS GOT ACID ON R HAND SATURDAY AT HOME AND IT STILL HURTS. DX. CHEMICAL BURN R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT TO ED WITH C/C BURN TO 3RD DIGIT ON RIGHT HAND FROM COMMERCIAL GRADE ACID SPRAY CLEANER DX:CHEMICAL BURN TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Acids, Refrigerators |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY DRANK HYDROCHLORIC ACID THAT WAS IN THE REFRIGERATOR. C /O CHEST PAIN. D: ACCIDENTAL ACID INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Acids |
| PT WAS USING A SULFURIC ACID SOLUTION AND INJURED HAND. DX: CHEMICAL BURN RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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