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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 27
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals, School equipment |
| PATIENT IN CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL, TEACHER PLACING SODIUM HYDROXIDE IN WATER, HOOD NOT CLOSED, LIQUID SPLASHED ON ARMS; CHEMICAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals |
| PT WAS HANDLING CITRIC ACID POWDER IN SCIENCE CLASS AT SCHOOL. GOT SOME ON R HAND, RUBBED EYES. EYE FLUSHED OUT. ITCHING, TEARING. DX CHEM CONJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: School laboratory chemicals, Chemistry sets or science kits |
| IN SCIENCE CLASS, A STUDENT PLACED THE "SLIME" THEY WERE MAKING ONTO BU RNER&IT BEGAN SMOKING,+DIZZINESS&CHEEK ITCHING>>POLYVINYL ETOH/NA EXPOS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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