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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,278
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Bathtubs or showers |
| 26 YO F ITCHING ALL OVER AFTER TAKING SHOWER AT SISTER'S HOUSE THAT LIV ES IN CITY LIMITS AND HAS CHLORINE IN WATER. DX ALLERGIC RXN CHLORINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Bleaches |
| 41YOF,TO UNCLOG SINK,POURED POOL ACID IN,SOMEONELSE POUR BLEACH IN IMME DIATELY AFTERWARDS,RELEASING TOXIC FUMES DX: CHLORINE GAS EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Bags |
| 45 Y/O/M OPENED AN OLD BAG OF *** CHLORINE AT HOME AND DEVELOPED SHORTN ESS OF BREATH DX/ CHLORINE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2010 | Age: 38 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: Swimming pool chemicals, Hot tubs or home spas |
| 38YOF INHALED FUMES WHILE MIXING CHEMICALS FOR HOT TUB DX;* CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Containers |
| 38YOM-INHALATION INJURY-OPENED BOX OF CHLORINE TABS THAT WAS IN THE SUN FUMES MADE PT DIZZY-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2010 | Age: 31 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: Swimming pool chemicals |
| 31 YOF BEING SEEN FOR EXPOSURE TO POOL CHLORINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools |
| 34YOWF PT POURING CHEMICALS INTO POOL AND SPLASHED INTO R EYE TONIGHT AT 2130. R EYE RED. DX. R CORNEAL ABRA, ACID BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals |
| 30YOF-CORNEAL AB-GOT SPLASHED IN EYE W/ CHLORINATED POOL WATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2010 | Age: 40 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: Swimming pool chemicals |
| 40YOF INHALED CHOLORINE WHILE OPENING CHLORINE POOL PACKETS DX:INHALATION EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 30 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: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools |
| 30YOM, EXPOSED TO CHLORINE TABS, SWIMMING POOL TREATMENT, NOW WITH SOB >>CHLORINE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools |
| 37YOM WAS PUTTING CHLORINE IN HIS SWIMMING POOL AND SPASHED SOME IN L E YE DX- CHEMICAL CONJUNTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | 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: Swimming pool chemicals |
| 41YOM-NOSE IRRITATION-TOOK LARGE WHIFF OF CHLORINE TABLET-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals |
| 44YOWM PT SPLASHED W/POOL CHEMICALS TO BILATERAL ARMS & SPLASHES TO CH EST. DX. UPPER EXTREMITY R/L TRUNK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools |
| 45 Y/O W/FM RECEIVED CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES WHEN USING *** TO CLEAN POOL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Bottles or jars |
| 49YOM STATES HE OPEND A BOTTLE OF CHLORINE WHILE CLEANING THE POOL. THE WIND BLEW THE FUMES INTO PTS MOUTH. DX INHALED CHLORINE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals |
| 48YOM, C/O RACING THOUGHTS, ANXIOUS SINCE EXPOSED TO ?POOL SHOCK A WK A GO>>ANXIETY/MANIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals |
| 39 YOF, POOL CHEMICAL IN EYE, CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | 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: Swimming pool chemicals, Containers |
| 39YOF OPENED A CONTAINER OF CHLORINE AT HOME AND INHALED THE FUMES THRO AT AND CHEST BURNING POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals |
| 39 Y/O/F INHALED FUMES FROM CHLORINE AT HOME DEVELOPED SOB DX/ CHLORINE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2010 | Age: 40 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: Swimming pool chemicals |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS-40YOF PUTTING ALGACIDE IN HER POOL AND IT SPLASHED BACK UP INTO HER EYE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2010 | Age: 42 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: Swimming pool chemicals, Containers |
| 42YOM INHALED CHLORINE FUMES AFTER OPENING CONTAINER BRONCHOSPASM ACUTE/ ASPHYXIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2010 | Age: 47 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: Swimming pool chemicals, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS-47YOF PUT POOL CLEANER IN A BUCKET,TURNED ON HOSE TO FILL BUCKET AND THE CHEMICAL SPLASHED HER FACE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | 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: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools |
| 37YOM, WAS OPENING THE SWIMMING POOL TODAY WHEN ACC SPLASHED SELF INTO EYE WITH "***" TREATMENT>>CHEM CONJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Hot tubs or home spas |
| 38YOF, DANGLING LEGS IN HOTEL ***, STRONG SMELL OF CHLORINE IN WATER D X: CHEMICAL SKIN BURN,BILATERAL LOWER EXTREMITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools |
| 39YOF WAS VACUUMING POOL AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE WHILE GETTING OUT CLEANING SUPPLIES(CHLORINE. ECT)DX: IRRITANT CHEMOSIS LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals |
| 45 YOM PT C/O FOREIGN BODY IN L EYE. GOT CHLORINE GRANULES INTO L EYE. CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals |
| 37YO HISP FEMALE AT HOME GOT SWIMMING POOL CHEMICALS IN R EYE, C/O RED - IRRITATION, FEELS LIKE FOREIGN BODY SENSATION DX LWOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/09/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools |
| 48YOM WAS PUTTING CHLORINE IN POOL AT HOME & IT SPLASHED INTO LT EYE, WAS WEARING CONTACTS. DX - CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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