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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 216
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 39 YO MALE WAS USING FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND INHALED CHEMICALSREACTIVE AI RWAY DISEASE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT INHALED FUMES ON SCHOOL BUS WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER ACD DISLODGED ON BUS/POISON CONTROL CALLED WITH NO TREATMENT, APNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS SPRAYED BY FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO HIS FACE AND EYE AT FRIEND'S HOUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PER PARENTS PATIENT SHORT OF BREATH AFTER EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER NO FD NOTED. DX TRANSIENT BRONCHOSPASM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| AT RESTAURANT WHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER OPENED;CHEM EXPO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| AT RESTAURANT WHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER OPENED, CHEMICAL EXPO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FIRE EXTENGUISHER ACCIDENTALLY SET OFF DX. INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER ACCIDENTALLY SET OFF DX. INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT IN A SMALL ROOM, SOMEONE SET OFF A FIRE EXTINGUISHER INTO FACE, ANO XIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT INTOXICATED AND SPRAYED IN FACE W FIRE EXTINGUISHERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| INHALED DRY CHEMICALS FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER PUTTING OUT FIRE AT HOME, UNKNOWN FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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