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Accidents - Dry ice - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:126
26-50 years old:14
50+ years old:30
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Arm:126Hand:30
Internal:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/22/2006Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Dry ice
26 YO FEMALE ACCIDENTALLY ATE DRY ICE ONE HOUR AGO INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2006Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Dry ice
17 YOM FOOLING AROUND WITH FRIENDS AND DRY ICE BURNS ON L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2006Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Dry ice
1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS BIL ARMS-SUS MULTIPLE BURNS ON BIL ARMS AND CHES T AFTER PLAYING WITH DRY ICE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2006Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Dry ice
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR BURN TO HAND FROM DRY ICE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2006Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Dry ice
DX LOCALIZED FROSTBITE (BURN) RIGHT HAND: TOUCHING DRY ICE WITH BARE HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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