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Accidents - School laboratory chemicals - 6-15 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 100
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Arm:61Hand:16
Unkown:16All Of Body:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/18/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
CHEMICAL BURNS (L) FOREARM, V. EMS, PT SUST CHEMICAL BURNS DURING A CLA SS, C/O REDNESS FOREARM, (R) HAND, NO BLISTERS, POISON CONTROL NOTIF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: School laboratory chemicals
CONT DERM. PT HAD A REACTION TO CHEMICALS IN CLASS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: School laboratory chemicals
POSS. INGESTION OF " BLUE POWDER" IN CHEM. LAB AT SCHOOL. PT. TOUCHED POWDER W/O WASHING HANDS. DX: CUPRIC CHLORIDE EXPOSURE / INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
BURNED LT. HAND AT SCHOOL WITH SULFURIC ACID, TRYING TO MAKE FIRECRACKE RS. DX. CHEM BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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