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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,038
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT GRABBED PAINT BRUSH THAT HAD PAINT THINNER ON IT, BRUSH BECAME ENGUL FED FROM CIGARETTE, GRABBED BRUSH WITH HAND, SUSTAINED BURN,NO F.D.NOTE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PATIENT SPLASHED LACQUER THINNER IN EYES WHEN CLEANING PAINT GUN AT HOM E, DOUBLE VISION; CHEMICAL IRRITANT TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 50 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: 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: 10/12/2002 | Age: 84 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: 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: 10/07/2002 | 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: Paint or varnish thinners |
| SWALLOWED PAINT THINNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PATIENT FELL INTO PAINT PEELINGS THAT HAD BEEN STRIPPED OFF WITH *** PA INT THINNER AT HOME, THINNER IN EYES, CHEMICAL BURNS; CHEM CONJUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| BURN LOWER LEG - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH BLISTERING BURNS TO LOWER LEG - BURNED AT HOME BY FLAME - 2ND DEGREE BURN - PAINT THINNER IGNITED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CAT KNOCKED CUP OF PAINT THINNER OFF SHELF AND IT GOT INTO PATIENT'S EYES. SWELLING, PAIN, BLURRED VISION. D: HYDROCARBON INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT INGESTED PAINT THINNER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| SPLASHED PAINT THINNER DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Floors or flooring materials |
| PAINTING FLOORBOARDS AT HOMEINJURED BACK ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT SUST CHEMCIAL BURN TO EYE FROM PAINT THINNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 08/18/2002 | 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: Paint or varnish thinners |
| 23-MONTH OLD MALE INGESTED PAINT THINNER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 08/02/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Buckets or pails |
| PATIENT PICKED UP A GALLON BUCKET OF PAINT AND HEARD HIS SHOULDER POP. DX-DISLOCATED SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT. WAS USING PAINT THINNER AT HIS HOME, SPLASHED SOME ON HIS HAND CONTACT DERMATITIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| CLEANING PAINT OFF HAND WITH MIXTURE OF PAINT THINNER AND UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE. CHEMICAL BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. BRUSH FELL AND SPLATTERED PAINT THINNER AND IT GOT IN RIGHT EYE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | 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: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT INGESTED PAINT THINNER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 06/25/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PAINT THINNER SPLASHED INTO PT'S EYES. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| INGESTED PAINT THINNER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 20 months | 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: 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: 05/12/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PTDX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - C/O SCRAPED PAINT CHIPS AND FELT SOME-TH ING IN THE EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| SPILLED PAINT THINNER ON ARMSALLERGY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 3 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: 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: 04/18/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 03/17/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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 |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| SPLASHED PAINT THINNER INTO EYES DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Swimming pool chemicals |
| PT MIXED MINERAL SPIRITS AND CHLORINE AT HOME WHEN THERE WAS A SMALL EX PLOSION CHEMICAL BURNS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT STATES BURNED FOOT WITH PAINT THINNER DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO RT F OOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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