Accidents - Drain cleaners - Year 2005 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 119
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	59
50+ years old:	59

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/12/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT USING *** AT HOME, GOT SOME ON HAND, NOW HAS PAIN. DX: CHEMICALSKIN INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
CHEMICAL BURNS L&R HANDS, PT SUST BURNS WITH "***" DRAIN CLEANER AT HOM E, C/O SEVERE PAIN, REDNESS, SENSATION INTACT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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