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Accidents - Paint or varnish thinners - Year 2002 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 489
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Date: 10/19/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paint or varnish thinners
ALLERGIC REACTION - PATIENT REPORTS SUDDEN AND ACUTE ONSET OF HEAD PAIN - WAS IN HOUSE BEING PAINTED WITH LATEX PAINT - LATEX ALLERGY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2002Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paint or varnish thinners
PTS.FAMILY REPORTED PT.MAY HAVE EATTEN PAINT,POISION CONTROLL NOTIFED DX-NORMAL EX CONDITION NOT FOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paint or varnish thinners
SWALLOWED PAINT THINNER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2002Age: 22 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paint or varnish thinners
PT INGESTED PAINT THINNER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2002Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paint or varnish thinners
PATIENT'S SISTER POURED ONE TEASPOON OF PAINT THINNER INTO HIS MOUTH, V OMITING, COUGHING, CHOKING, BREATHING DIFFICULTY, SLEEPY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/18/2002Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paint or varnish thinners
23-MONTH OLD MALE INGESTED PAINT THINNER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Bottles or jars
PATIENT PLAYING IN CLOSET AT GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE, INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOU NTOF PAINT THINNER FROM BOTTLE, INITIAL RESPIR DISTRESS, NOW WITH COUGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/12/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paint or varnish thinners
PT INGESTED PAINT THINNER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2002Age: 13 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Metal containers
PLAYING WITH PAIN THINNER IN COFFEE CAN ON PORCH, SUBSTANCE FOUND ON LI PS AND CLOTHING/ ACCIDENTAL INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2002Age: 19 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paint or varnish thinners
INGESTED PAINT THINNER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/17/2002Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Floors or flooring materials
PT FOUND WITH PAINT THINNER SPILLED ON FLOOR/CLOTHES AND ON BREATH COUG HING WITH RESP DISTRESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/24/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Bottles or jars
CHILD DRANK MOUTHFUL OF PAINT THINNER FROM BOTTLE. VOMITED. STOMACH HURTS. D: PAINT THINNER INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paint or varnish thinners
PT EXPOSED TO PAINT FUMES PAINTING DOG HOUSE, HYPERVENTILATION FROM PAI NT FUMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paint or varnish thinners
PATIENT SWALLOWED PAINT THINNER, THEN VOMITED. DX: INGESTION OF PAINT THINNER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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