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Accidents - Turpentine - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 99
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:68
50+ years old:31
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:83Eyeball:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/14/2005Age: 14 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
14 M/O F SPILLED TURPENTINE DOWN FRONT AND POSSIBLY INTO MOUTH AT NEIGH BORS HOUSE. DX ; POSSIBLE INGESTION OF TURPENTINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2005Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Turpentine
PT C/O VOMITTING, HA, BODY ACHES, STATES TURPENTINE IN THE ROOF @ *** M AKING PT SICK DX CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2005Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Turpentine, Manual filing or sanding tools
PT WAS SANDING W/ WET TILES AND TURPENTINE C/O L EYE PAIN DX CORNEAL U LCER AND POSSIBLE CHEMICAL KERATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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