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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 154
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/24/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| R FOREARM CHEM BURN/27YOF AT HOME AT 10PM, BURNED ARM WITH EASY OFF LYE AND WASHED WITH WATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye, Portable power drills and accessories |
| MIXING METHANOL AND LYE WITH ELECTRIC DRILL AND IT EXPLODED/ CHEMICAL BURN RT ARM, FOREARM HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | 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: Lye, Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| RT FOREARM CHEMICAL BURNS-SPLASHED LYE ON ARM AS HE WAS POURING IT INTO SEPTIC TANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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