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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 46
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Bottles or jars |
| 15 YOM WAS MIXING DRAIN CLEANER WITH *** IN A BOTTLE, SHOOK IT ANDTHEN OPENED THE BOTTLE INHALING CONTENTS, DX: CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| PT SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURN TO SCALP WHEN A MIXTURE OF *** AND WATER WAS POURED ONTO HIS HEAD BY A TEENAGE BOY* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| PT WITH BURNS TO LOWER LEG FROM SULFURIC ACID (DRAIN OPENER) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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