Accidents - Acids - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,957
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	260
6-15 years old:	133
16-25 years old:	295
26-50 years old:	1,054
50+ years old:	213

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	400	Eyeball:	335
Hand:	181	Finger:	180
Foot:	99	Upper Leg:	97
Lower Arm:	92	Face:	83
Ankle:	76	Pubic Region:	76
Ear:	76	Wrist:	68
Neck:	68	25 - 50% Body:	60
Head:	15	Lower Leg:	15
Lower Trunk:	15	Upper Arm:	5
Mouth:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Air conditioners
PATIENT WAS CLEANING THE AIR CONDITIONER WITH ACID WHEN THE ACID CLEANER DROPPED AND SPLASHED ON HIM. DX-ACID BURNS, LOWER ARMS, LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Acids, Batteries
PT HAD A BATTERY EXPLODE AND THE ACID WENT INTO BOTH EYES SUSTAINED A C HEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS TO BOTH EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids, Bleaches
PT INHALED PHOSPHORIC ACID AND BLEACH. DX: BRONCHOSPASM, AIRWAY IRRITATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2002	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
CHEMICAL BURN TO LT. UPPER ARM- A TODDLER FRIEND SQUIRTED CHEMICAL"GOLD " ONTO PT. DX: NITRIC ACID CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
3YOM-INHALED FUMES FROM SULFURIC ACID WHILE AT DAY CARE-BUILDING WAS EV ACUATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT. HAS ACID BURN TO HIS WRIST - 2-3 DAYS OLD ACID BURN / CHEMICAL BURN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
44 YOM SPLASHED WITH SULFURIC ACID CHEMICAL BURN HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Telephones or telephone accessories
11 YOM USED PAYPHONE AND CHEMICAL (ACID) WAS ON HAND SET/CHEMICAL CONTA CT BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
PT IN APARTMENT WITH SULFURIC ACID PASSED INTO DRAINS - C/O MILD NAUSEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
PTC/O CHEST TIGHTNEN S/P FUME INHALATION COMING FROM UPSTAIRS APT. (SULFURIC ACID)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Acids
PT C/O MILD DIZZYNESS S/P SMELLING SULFURIC ACID FUMES USED BY TENANT IN UPSTAIRS APARTMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
PT C/O HEADACHE AND NAUSEA AFTER SULFURIC ACID FUME EXPOSURE AT FROM NEIGHBOR'S APRATMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
PT DX EXPOSURE TO SULFIRIC ACID FUME IN BUILDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
PT DX SULFURIC ACID FUMES EXPOSURE - DUE TO ACID INHALATION FROM BASEMENT PIPE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
PT DX SULFURIC ACID EXPOSURE - IN BASEMENT APARTMENT WHICH CAME THROUGH PIPE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Acids, Pipes
PT C/O INHALATION OF FUMES FROM CONCENTRATED ACID MIX WITH WATER COMING FROM BASEMENT PIPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Acids
38 YOM CLEANING DRAIN INHALED SULFURIC ACID AND VAPORS ANOXIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
BURNED WITH CLEANING SOLUTION-HYDROFLUORIC ACID BURNS HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Acids
AT HOME AND ACCIDENTLY SPLASHED SULFURIC ACID INTO EYES. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS TO EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Containers
PATIENT OPENED PACKAGE OF CHEMICAL POWDER HYPOCHLORIDE AND POWDER BLEW INTO EYES. D: ACID BURN, EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
CHEMICAL BURN LEFT RING FINGER-PT SPILLED ACID ON HIS LEFT HAND 2 DAYS AGO. NOW C/O PAIN AND REDNESS TO FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
FORMIC ACID TO THIGH LEG 2ND DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Tableware and accessories
PT DRANK CUP OF CONCENTRATED AMONIA DID NOT SWALLOWED SPIT IT OUT C/O T ONGUE BURNING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids
SMELLING SULPHURIC ACID INHALATION INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PATIENT SPILLED HYPDRFOURIC AND NITRIC ACID ON NECK AND AROUND MOUTH. NO OTHER DETAILS NOTED. D: ACID BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
HAD FACIAL TODAY W/GLYCOLIC ACID. BURNS TO FACE. 1ST DEGREE CHEMICAL BU RN OF FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
29 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES. PT GOT SPLASHED W/ACID WHILE CLEANING A HOUSE, ACCIDENTLY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT WAS EXPOSED TO HYDROFLURIC ACID. DX: CHEMICAL BURN R DIGITS.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
ACID THROWN IN FACE BURN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Floors or flooring materials
21 M/O F INJURED BOTH HANDS WHEN CRAWLED ONTO NITRIC ACID THAT HAD SPIL LED ON FLOOR AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Acids, Swimming pools
SPLASHED MIRATEC ACID INTO R EYE WHILE POURING INTO POOL. CHEMICAL CONJ UNCTIVITIS R EYE.!
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT SPLASHED BATTERY ACID ON HAND AT HOME, 1ST DEGREE BURN L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Swimming pools
CLEANING SWIMMING POOL WITH MURIATIC ACID AND IT SPILLED ON HIS FOOT BU RNING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN HE POURED SOME MURIATIC ACID ONTO LEFT ANKLE C HEMICAL BURN TO ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Acids
CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - GOT MURIATIC ACID IN RIGHT EYE WHILE CLEANING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Bottles or jars
GOT INTO BOTTLE OF SULPHURIC ACID AND SPILLED ON LEGS. DX: BOTH LEG BU RNS-CHEMICAL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids, Containers
EXPOSED TO HYDROFLOURIC ACID WHEN COUSIN AND HE WERE "INTO " CONTAINERO F ACID. COUSIN HAD BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Containers
CHEMICAL BURN UPPER LEG WHEN PLAYING IN CONTAINER OF HYDROCHLORIC ACIDT HAT DAD USED IN AIR CONDITIONING WORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
39 Y.O. W MALE W/CHEMICAL BURNS TO HANDS. PT STS HE WAS WASHING HIS TRU CK W/ACID & INJ SELF @ HOME. E9241
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Bathtubs or showers
PT. WAS CLEANING OUT HIS BATHTUB WITH SULFURIC ACID WHEN HE SPLASHED IT ON HIS LOWER LEG- RESUTLING IN A CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Clothing accessories
CHEM BURN 4 FING'S L HAND/55YOWF USED RUST REMOVER TODAY,HYDROFLOURIC A CID, AND BURNED FING'S BETWEEN 1:30-3P.RINSED OFF & CON'T CLEAN W/GLOVE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/08/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Acids, Pipes
WORKING ON SOME PLUMBING PIPES AS HIS GIRLFRIEND POURED SOME SULFUR ACID INTO DRAIN AND HE INHALED SOME FUMES. SULFUR ACID EXPOS. $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PRESENTING 2ND.DEGREE BURN TO RT.FOOT WHEN BURN WITH ACID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Acids
PT. DROPPED ACID ON HIS FOOT, RESULTING IN OSTEOMYELITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/03/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PATIENT RECEIVED CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES BILATERAL, GOT ACID IN EYES. DX-BILATERAL CORNEAL IRRITATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 36 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: Acids
PT POURED MIRIATIC ACID ON LEFT LOWER ARM SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURNS TO ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
MILD CHEMICAL BURN TO SCROTUM-C/O SPILLING ACID ON GROIN AREA YEST ERDAY. C/O BURNING WITH IRRITATION TO AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION - S/P FB TO EYES /CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE W/UNKNOWN LIQUID (ACID).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
ACID BURNS ACID BURNS FACE BILATERAL ARMS, FEET, LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Clothing
CHEMICAL BURN LT BUTTOCK-UNKNOWINGLY SPLASHED MURIATIC ACID IN HIS CLOTHES @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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