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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 175
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 33 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Fences or fence posts |
| USING *** WHILE STRIPPING A FENCE AND LATER STARTED TODEVELOP DIZZINESS . INHALATION VARNISH REMOVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED PAINT THINNER, NOW FEELS BLISTERS IN THROAT. DX: POISOINING, PAINT THINNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT SNIFFING PAINT THINNER AT HOME TO GET HIGH, INHALATION ABUSE, POISON ING |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 40 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: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| SPRAYING SOLVENT BASED PRIMER IN CLOSED SPACE. DX: SOLVENT INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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