Accidents - Drain cleaners - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 755
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	40
Year 1998:	140
Year 1999:	101
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	106
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	161
Year 2008:	14

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	37
26-50 years old:	634
50+ years old:	83

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
48YO HISP MALE DROPPED LIQUID *** ONTO L FOREARM DX CHEMICAL BURN - ALK ALINE BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
BURN FOREARM - 67 YOM WAS LAYING ON FLOOR SNAKING OUT A DRAIN AND DRAIN CLEANER SPILLED ONTO FLOOR GETTING ON RIGHT FOREARM GOING THRU SHIRT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Pipes
PT WAS PUTTING DRAIN CLEANER DOWN DRAIN PIPE AT HOME WHEN IT SPLASHED O N FOREARM. DX. 2 DEGREE BURNS TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT PUT ARMS IN WATER CONTAINING *** 19 HRS PTA DX:CHEMICAL BURN LT FOR EARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
DX RIGHT FOREARM BURN: CLEANING SEPTIC SYSTEM WITH DRAIN CLEANER, BUT NOT PROTECTIVE GEAR, GOT CLEANER ON ARM AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PATIENT WAS USING AN ACID DRAIN CLEANER AND SUSTAINED BURNS TO RIGHT LOWER ARM. DX-ACID BURNS LOWER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
CLEANING DRAIN AT HOME 05/29/04 WITH ROTO CLEANER WHEN CLEANER SPLASHED ON RT FOREARM CAUSING BURN-C/O PAIN; 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PATIENT SPLASHED DRAIN CLEANER ON ARM. DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO LEFT FORE ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
PT WAS USING A CHEMICAL AGENT CALLED ZEP TO CLEAN DRAINS, ALKALOID BASED PRODUCT, BURNT HIS FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
DRAIN WATER MIXED WITH *** SPLASHED UP ONTO ARM BURNING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
CHEMICAL BURN FOREARM - WAS AT *** AND SOME DRAIN CLOG REMOVER SPLASHED ONTO RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2000	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/1999	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/1999	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1999	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1998	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/1998	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/1998	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/1997	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/1997	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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