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Accidents - Acids - 6-15 years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 111
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:84Eyeball:21
Face:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/26/2009Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Acids
PT PLAYING W/ "*** KIT" THAT SHE GOT AS PRESENT. ACCID GOT SOME CITRIC ACID IN HER R EYE. EYE FLUSHED AT HOME. DX CHEM CONJUNCTIVITI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Acids
DX ACID EXPOSURE, R EYE: 12YOM 15% HYDROCHLORIC ACID SPLASHED INTO PT'S EYE @ SCHOOL; PN & BLURRY VISION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2009Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids, Swimming
PT WAS SWIMMING WHE POOL PERSONNEL THREW MURIATIC ACID INTO WATER. EXP OSURE TO TOXIC VAPORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2009Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT WAS GETTING BRACES X4 DAYS AT DENTISTS OFFICE AND BURNED ON CHEEK/CO RNER OF MOUTH FROM PHOSPHORIC ACID; CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2009Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
DRANK BRICK ACID POISONING *
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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