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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 206
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Dry ice |
| PT C/O BURN TO HAND FROM DRY ICE DX BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Dry ice |
| PT TOUCHED DRY ICE THREE DAYS AGO AND HANDS ARE RED AND IRRITATED CHEMI CAL BURNS TO HANDS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Dry ice, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT WAS PUTTING DRY ICE INTO CONTAINER AND DID NOT KNOW NOT TO PUT LID ON IT, JAR EXPLODED SLAMMING HANDS AGAINST WALL, DX; LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Dry ice |
| 43 YO MALE BURNED HAND ON DRY ICE BURN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Dry ice |
| 42 YO MALE BURNED FINGERTIPS WITH DRY ICE SECOND DEGREE BURN FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Dry ice, Swimming pools |
| BURN FINGER - 13 YOM SUSTAINED BURNS TO HIS RIGHT INDEX, MIDDLE AND RIN G FINGERTIP AND PALM OF HAND AFTER PICKING UP DRY ICE AT THE POOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Dry ice, Nonglass bottles or jars |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH DRY ICE AND WATER IN A PLASTIC BOTTLE - BOTTLE EXPL ODED IN HAND. D; TRAUMA L HAND / FRACTURE LEFT HAND / LACERATION L HA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Dry ice, Drinking glasses |
| CUT THUMB WHEN PLAYING WITH DRY ICE AND PUT IN PLASTIC GLASS THAT SHATT ERED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Dry ice |
| BURN TO PALM 3 DAYS AGO W/DRY ICE DX: BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Dry ice, Containers |
| PLAYING W/ CONTAINER OF WATER AND DRY ICE DX LAC TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Dry ice, Pipes |
| PT. HAD DRY ICE / WATER POWERED POTATO LAUNCHER BLOW UP, SENDING A PIEC OF PIPE INTO PT'S LT. THIGH. DX: LACERATION TO LEG, & BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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