Accidents - Dry ice - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 812
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	216
Year 2000:	41
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	105
Year 2003:	6
Year 2004:	117
Year 2005:	5
Year 2007:	146
Year 2008:	27
Year 2009:	62

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	464	Mouth:	68
Upper Trunk:	66	Finger:	63
Eyeball:	36	Lower Arm:	27
Neck:	18	Face:	17
Elbow:	16	Lower Trunk:	15
Upper Leg:	6	All Of Body:	5
Foot:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/23/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Dry ice
PT BURNED HAND ON DRY ICE AT A PARK 5 DAYS AGO DX// RIGHT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Dry ice
BURNED BY DRY ICE TO R ARM BURN AND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Dry ice
PT PICKED UP PIECE OF DRY ICE YEST, NOW W/PAIN TO 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH FING ERS; FINGER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Dry ice
PT WAS LOOKING DOWN INTO A VOLCANO PROJECT AT SCHOOL WHEN DRY ICE EXPLO SED INTO PT'S FACE PT HAS COREAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Dry ice, Seasonal decorations
POSSIBLE DRY ICE INJURY FROM FOG MACHINE, PAIN AND BLURRED VISION, SYMP TOMS CONSISTENT WITH ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVIITS, NO INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Dry ice
13 YO MALE BURIED DRY ICE PACKAGE IN SAND AND IT EXPLODED CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Dry ice
PT TOUCHED LEFT LOWER ARM TO DRY ICE SUSTAINED A BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 03/17/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Dry ice
FOOT CONTUSION, TOUCHED DRY ICE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dry ice, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT WAS PUTTING DRY ICE INTO CONTAINER AND DID NOT KNOW NOT TO PUT LID ON IT, JAR EXPLODED SLAMMING HANDS AGAINST WALL, DX; LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Dry ice, Swimming pools
BURN FINGER - 13 YOM SUSTAINED BURNS TO HIS RIGHT INDEX, MIDDLE AND RIN G FINGERTIP AND PALM OF HAND AFTER PICKING UP DRY ICE AT THE POOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dry ice, Drinking glasses
CUT THUMB WHEN PLAYING WITH DRY ICE AND PUT IN PLASTIC GLASS THAT SHATT ERED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dry ice, Containers
PLAYING W/ CONTAINER OF WATER AND DRY ICE DX LAC TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dry ice, Pipes
PT. HAD DRY ICE / WATER POWERED POTATO LAUNCHER BLOW UP, SENDING A PIEC OF PIPE INTO PT'S LT. THIGH. DX: LACERATION TO LEG, & BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Dry ice
BURNED HAND WHEN HELD DRY ICE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dry ice
DRY ICE BOMB WENT OFF LAC FINGER AND FX THUMB AND FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Dry ice
INJURED TONGUE & LOWER LIP LICKING DRY ICE. PAIN & SWELLING TO TONGUE & LOWER LIP. WON'T EAT OR DRINK. DX: THERMAL INJURY TONGUE & LOWER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Dry ice
8 YO F SLID AND FELL ON DRY ICE CONTUSION ABD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Dry ice
BURNED FOREARM WITH DRY ICE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2001	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dry ice, Bottles or jars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2000	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Dry ice
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/13/2000	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Dry ice
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/13/2000	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dry ice
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/1998	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Dry ice, Nonglass bottles or jars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Dry ice, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1998	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dry ice
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/1997	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dry ice
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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