Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Aerosol containers - 6-15 years old - Year 2003

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 548
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:152Face:147
Ankle:84Lower Leg:75
All Of Body:33Hand:22
Lower Trunk:16Finger:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/08/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aerosol containers
HIT IN HEAD WITH A CAN OF SPRAY PAINT. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, HEAD LACE RATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Aerosol containers, Chemicals
PT WITH RT HAND BURNS/SPRAYED WITH CLEANER, PARTIAL THICKNESS CHEMICAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Aerosol containers, Personal protection devices
8 Y M SPRAYED *** SPRAY IN FACE (PEPPER SPRAY)DX: CHEMICAL BURNS TO FAC E AND EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Aerosol containers
10 YO M BECAME SOB FROM AEROSOL CAN WHICH CONTAIN ROACH KILLER CHEMICAL INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Aerosol containers
BURNS TO LEGS FROM AN AEROSAL CAN EXPLODING AFTER BEING THROWN INTO FIR E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Aerosol containers
PT SPRAYING ROACH AND ANT SPRAY FROM AN AEROSOL SPRAY CAN WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE FUMES INTO FACE STARTED COUGHING AND CHOKING POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Aerosol containers, Metal containers
PT STRUCK IN HEAD/BACK AEROSOL CAN LAST NIGHT C/O HA, HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Aerosol containers, Other ranges
SOMEONE HAD LEFT AN AEROSOL CAN ON THE STOVE AND SURNED THE STOVE ON, CAN EXPLODED. DX-PARTIAL AMPUTATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Aerosol containers, Lighters
USED HAIRSPRAY CAN AND LIGHTER;BURN, LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Aerosol containers, Beds or bedframes
STATED JUMPED ON BED AND LANDED ON AEROSOL CAN AND SPRAY CAP WENT UP RE CTUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aerosol containers
HAND & NECK LACS-@ HOME-BURNING GARBAGE WHEN AEROSOL CAN EXPLODED CUTTI NG HAND & EMBEDDING PIECE OF METAL CAN IN SIDE OF NECK-FD NS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/26/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aerosol containers
HAIRSPRAY CAN HIT HEAD DX: LACERATED EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aerosol containers
PT. C/O LAC TO OCCIPITAL AREA AFTER HIS YOUNGER BROTHER THREW AN AEROSO L CAN OF HAIRSPRAY AT HIM. NO LOC. DX. OCCIPITAL SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Aerosol containers, Lacrosse
MINOR HEAD INJ/15YOM 3 DAYS AGO WAS HIT IN HEAD W/EXPLODING AEROSAL CAN . TODAY COLLIDED HEAD-ON W/OTHER LACROSSE PLAYER. C/O HEADACHE/VOMITING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Aerosol containers
PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.SLIPPED AND TWISTED LT.ANKLE WHEN STEPPED ON SPRAY CAN. DX-SPRAIN LT.ANKLE FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Aerosol containers
PATIENT STATES BUG SPRAY CAN BLEW UP. DX: 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE, L EFT FOREARM, LEFT ABDOMEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.