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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 380
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| SMOKE INHALATION - 29 YOM ASSISTED WITH PUTTING OUT EXTERIOR FIRE AT A RESTAURANT, USED MULTIPLE CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, C/O COUGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2003 | Age: 34 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 |
| STATES FIRE EXTINGUISTIN EXPLODED IN TRUCK OF CAR DX INGESTED OBJECT [FUMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 13 YO F INHALE MATERIAL FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER BECAME SOB CHEMICAL INHALATION----NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| AUNT ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED PTS FACE WITH FIRE EXTINGUSIHER. D; INHALED FIRE EXTINGUSIHER CHEMICAL COMPOUND ; NO FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT WAS IN A GAS STATION WHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER WENT OFF / NO FIRE DX: EXPOSURE CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT W/ ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHILE @ SCHOOL. NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT POISON CENTER CALLED DX:FIRE EXTINGUISHER EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT INHALED CHEMICALS FROM A FIRE EXTINQUISHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT INHALED FIRE EXTINGUISHER DUST. C/O SHORTNESS OF BREATH, TIGHTCHEST .NO MENTION OF F.D. DX: INHALATIONOF EXTINGUISHER DUST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT DX DKP EXPOSURE (CHEMICAL) - BIBA C/O MILD HA AND BURNING TO EYES AND SKIN OF HEAD S/P EXPOSURE TO LIVE EXTINGUISHER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT SPRAYED IN FACE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT PARTY. HISTORY OF ASTHMA. "CAN'T BREATHE". D: ASTHMA EXACERBATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 7 Y.O. B FEMALE W/CHEMICAL BURNS TO BODY. PT STS A FIRE EXTINGUISHER EX PLODED @ SCHOOL & GOT ALL OVER HER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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