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Accidents - Drain cleaners - Year 2004 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 308
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Date: 12/04/2004Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
CHEMICAL INSULT LOWER EYELIDS-SPLASHED DRAIN CLEANER IN EYES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2004Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT WAS USING POWDERED DRAIN CLEANER AND IT SPLASHED INTO FACE C/O PAIN AND BLURRED VISION AND BURNING ON FACE CHEMICAL BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
4 YO MALE HAD DRAIN CLEANER SPLASH IN FACE SUPERFICIAL ACID BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Containers
WHILE OPENING CAN OF DRAIN CLEANER CONTAINER EXPLODED AND BURNED FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Toilets
MOM TRYING TO UNPLUG TOILET, MIXED *** AND MURIATIC ACID. MIXTURE EXPLO DED AND CHILD BURNED. D: 1ST DEGREE BURN, FACE AND CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Toilets
MOM TRYING TO UNPLUG TOILET, MIXED LYE DRAIN CLEANER AND MURIATIC ACID. PLACED IT ***N TOILET AND IT EXPLODED. D:1ST DEGREE BURN, FACE/CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
***-LIKE SUBSTANCE SPLASHED IN FACE RESULTING IN CHEMICAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
HAD *** SPLASH UP IN FACE RESULTING IN CAUSTIC BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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