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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 655
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 14 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 |
| EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO. DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HEADACHE, NAUSEA (NO FIRE INVOLVED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, COUGH (NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HEADACHE (NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 14 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 |
| EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO. DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, SORE THROAT, ABD PAIN (NO FIRE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HEADACHE, NAUSEA; LWBS (NO FIRE) |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HEADACHE (NO FIRE INVOVLEMENT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| SMALL KITCHEN FIRE IN HOME FROM COOKING DINNER, USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER. NO FD, CHILD HAS COUGH. DX: SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER WENT OFF IN FACE DX: AMMONIUM EXPOSURE/ FIRE EXTINGUISHER EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2005 | Age: 28 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, Gasoline |
| ACUTE RESP IRRITANT EXPOS/28YOF PUMPING GAS & FIRE EXTINGUISHER CHEM WA S ACCIDENT.RELEASED BY EMPLOYEE & PT WAS COVERED IN POWDER.NO F.D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 ON CITY BUS WENT OFF, PT WAS EXAMINED " TOXIC INHALATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| EXPOSED TO DRY BOWDRY CHEMICAL FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT WENT OFF WHI LE ON CITY BUS" TOXIC INHALATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| EXPOSED TO DRY POWDRY CHEMICAL FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT WENT OFF ON CITY BUS." TOXIC INHALTION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| EXPOSED TO DRY POWDRY FIRE EXTINGUISHER THE WENT OFF WHILE ON CITY BUS. , " TOXIC INHALATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| EYE BURNING AFTER THE EXPO TO DRY BOWDRY CHEMICAL FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHE R THAT WENT OFF ON CITY BUS." TOXIC INHALATION'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| MILD THROAT IRRITATION AFTER EXPO TO POWDRY CHEMICAL FROM FIRE EXTINGUI SHER THAT WENT OFF ON CITY BUS." TOXIC INHALATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 22 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 DX AIRWAY IRRITANT EXPOSURE - PT WAS EXPOSED TO EXPLODED FIRE EXTIGUISHER TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2005 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 YOF SPRAYED IN FACE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT HOME. NO FIRE. FIRE DE PARTMENT DID NOT ATTEND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | Age: 55 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 |
| RHINITIS;2NS DEG TO CHEM.IRRITANT/55YOF STS FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM DISC HARGED@GAS STATION.PT IN CAR W/WINDOWS OPEN.C/O COUGH/THROAT BURNING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS AT HOUSE PARTY, SMALL FIRE AROSE, EXTINGUISHERS WERE USED, PT HA D SOB, FELT DIZZY, PT AFRAID DRINK WAS SPIKED. NO FD. DX: SOB, ETOH ING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 23 YOM INHALES SMOKE FROM CANDLE FIRE & USING DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER AT HOME FIRE DEPT NOT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 22 YOM INHALES SMOKE FROM CANDLE FIRE & USING A DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISH ER AT HOME NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT INHALED DRY ABC FIRE EXTINGUISHER CHEMICALS WHILE PUTTING OUT CAR ENGINE FIRE. +FD. DX: CHEMICAL INHALATION, SPRAIN R ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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