Accidents - Dry ice - 6-15 years old - Year 2007 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 110
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 02/08/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Dry ice
PT STATES A GENTLEMAN HANDED HIM A PIECE OF DRY ICE AFTER SCHOOL HOURS, HELD IT IN R HAND. DX. 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Dry ice, Carts
PT STUCK LEFT HAND IN AN ICE CREAM CART AND TOUCHED DRY ICE NOW HAND BU RNS DX DRY ICE BURNS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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