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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,014
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/29/2009 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | 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: Floor waxes, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| MOM WENT INTO CABINET LAST NIGHT. PT GRABBED BOTTLE OF ACRYLIC FLOOR FI NISH, DRANK 2 SIPS. COUGHED. PT VOMITED OVERNIGHT. DX INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| HEADACHE AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH WHILE FLOORS BEING FINISHED AT HOME. D X. FUME / VAPOR INHALATION, HEADACHE.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 54 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: Floor waxes |
| NAUSEA AFTER EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM FLOOR SEALER/ HYDROCARBON VAPOR EXPO SURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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: Floor waxes, Day wear |
| PT WAS FOUND WITH FLOOR WAX IN HER MOUTH, & SOME LIQUID ON HER SHIRT, 2-4 OZ. MISSING. DX: INGESTION OF PETROLEUM NAPTHA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY DRANK WAX CLEANER AT HOME TODAY HAS THROAT IRRITATION DX// ACCIDENTAL INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2006 | Age: 86 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| PT AT NURSING HOME HAS SHORTNESS OF BREATH FROM FLOOR WAX SHORTNESS OF BREATH, BRONCHOSPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT DX ACUTE ASTHMA ATTACK - PT HAS BEEN USING POLYURTHANE ON HER FLOORS AND STARTED WHEEZING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| DRANK FLOOR WAX BY ACCIDENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | 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: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT EXPOSED TO FUMES WHILE WAXING A FLOOR, C/O SOB, HEADACHE DX: INHALATION EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| 22MO - DX: POISEN INGESTION - POSSIBLY DRANK FUTURE FLOOR WAX-NOT WITN ESSED- PARENTS SAW WAX ON FLOOR& CHILD'S CLOTHES& HAIR - & RUBBING EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| FOUND CHILD WITH 'FUTURE' FLOOR CLEANER,ON CLOTHES&SMELLS OF IT INGEST ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2005 | Age: 17 months | 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: Floor waxes |
| 17 MONTH OLD FEMALE OPENED NIPPLE OF FUTURE FLOOR FINISH INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes, Containers |
| POSSIBLE INGESTION OF FLOOR WAX CLEANER FOUND IN CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/01/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| SOB AFTER EXPOSURE TO FLOOR WAX AT SCHOOL-ACUTE BRONCHOSPASM(RESOLVED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2004 | Age: 5 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: Floor waxes |
| PT INGESTED 1 SWALLOW OF " *** "PC CALLED FINISH HAS NO TOXIC INGREDIEN TS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes, Bottles or jars |
| PTCOMITING FOUND WITH BOTTLE OF FLOOR WAX SOLUTION IN HAND, INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | 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: Floor waxes |
| PT. DRANK FLOOR WAX - WAS VOMITING- MOM CALLED 911 DX: INGESTION OF FLOOR WAX / CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Floor waxes, Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAXING THE FLOOR AT HOME WHEN HE INHALED THE FUMES DEVELOPED DYSPNEA AND BRONCHOSPASMS ANOXIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 2 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: Floor waxes |
| CHILD MAY HAVE DRINKEN FLOOR WAX URI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| PATIENT DRANK FLOOR CARE LIQUID. DX-INGESTION FLOOR CARE LIQUID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| DRANK LESS THAN 1 OZ OF FUTURE FLOOR WAX MOM WAS USING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2001 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2000 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2000 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2000 | Age: 20 months | 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: Floor waxes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2000 | Age: 21 months | 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: Floor waxes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/1998 | Age: 20 months | 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: Floor waxes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/1998 | Age: 14 months | 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: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/1997 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | 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: Floor waxes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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