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Accidents - Chemicals - Year 2002 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 360
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Date: 11/16/2002Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
PT "SOME CHEMICAL SPILLED ON MY HANDS" C/O DRYNESS AND ITCHINESS TO BOTH HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Chemicals, Swimming pools
CHEMICAL INJURY WHEN BURNED HAND AS GLASS TUBE EXPLODED WHEN DOING SOME TESTS ON POOL WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chemicals, Telephones or telephone accessories
PT GOT KREOSOTE FROM TELEPHONE POLE ON HAND YESTERDAY. DX: CELLULITIS R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
CHEMICAL BURN TO HAND WHEN CHEMICAL GOT ON HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2002Age: 0 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
PT C/O BURN TO HAND WITH ACID NO OTHER DETAILSDX; CHEMICAL BURN TO HAN DS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2002Age: 7 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
BURN TO HAND FROM CHEMICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
BURNS 2ND DEGREE (L&R) HANDS, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH SOME CHEMICAL AT HOME, C/O REDNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals, Bottles or jars
CHEMICAL IRRITATION OF THE SKIN(HANDS). PT. GOT INTO A BOTTLE OF CAT RE PELLANT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2002Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Chemicals
RASH ON HANDS AFTER WORKING IN CHEMICALS YESTERDAY. DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2002Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
CHEMICAL BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2002Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Chemicals, Aerosol containers
44-YOM SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS FROM FRESHLY SPRAYED UNDERCOAT ON A BOAT, EXPLODED AS HE WALKED AWAY, AT HOME. UNKNOWN FD INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2002Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Chemicals
PT SPILLED CHEMICAL ON HAND IN SHOP CLASS AT SCHOOL, ACUTE R HAND CHEMI CAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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