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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 985
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 46 YO MALE INHALED FUMES WHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2004 | 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 |
| PT EXPOSED TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER POWDER AT SCHOOL. INITIALLY MILD COUGH AND SOB. NOW RESOLVED. D: INHALATION EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | 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 ON CITY BUS, SOMEONE SET OFF FIRE EXTINGUISHER, INHALED FUMES, CHEMI CAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT ON CITY BUS, SOMEONE SET OFF FIRE EXTINGUISHER, DEVELOPED COUGH, CHE MICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | 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 ON CITY BUS, FIRE EXTINGUISHER SET OFF, DEVELOPED DIZZINESS, CHEMICA L INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | 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 ON BUS, INHALED FUMES FROM A FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT WENT OFF, CHEMIC AL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | 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 ON BUS, FIRE EXTINGUISHER WENT OFF, FUMES AND BURNING IN THROAT, CHE MICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2004 | Age: 19 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: Other |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT ON WAY TO SCHOOL ON CITY BUS, FIRE EXTINGUISHER GOT SET OFF, C/O PAI N WITH RESPIRATION SKIN IRRITATION, CHEMICAL IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| INHALATION OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER DX: CHEMICAL REACTIVE AIRWAY DZ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Fuel storage tanks |
| WAS PUMPING GAS WHEN THE GAS STATION FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM SUDDENLY WENT OFF EXPOSING HER TO A CLOUD OF WHITE POWDER DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 42 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 |
| PT IS BEING SEEN AFTER INHALTING FIRE EXTINGUISHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON CAR FIRE & INHALED EXTINGUISHER CHEMICAL POWDER. +FD. DX: CHEMICAL INHALATION, CONJUCT, PHARYNGITIS, BRONCHIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| C/P, COUGH, SORE THROAT, EXPOSED TO FIRE EXT ON BUS. NO FIRE REPORTED. DX INHALATION INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER EXPLODED ON SCHOOL BUS. NO FIRE NOTED DX INHALATION INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| SOB, DYSPNES, FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON BUS. FIRE NOT STATED DX INHALATION INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER DUST EXPOSURE ON BUS THIS AM NOW NAUSEA AND H/A. DX FIRE EXT DUST EXPOSURE SEC TO NAT AND KT BICARBONATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| SOB FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER EPLOSION ON BUS. NO FIRE REPORTED DX INHALATION INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 33 YOF WAS PUTTING OUT FIRE WITH EXTINGUISHER IN HER HOME AND SUFFERED SMOKE INHALATION. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT NOTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 DRY CHEMICAL FROM FIRE EXTINGUIHER WHILE AT TREATMENT CENTER THERE WAS NO FIRE DX: NON TOXIC CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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