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Accidents - Acids - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 97
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Date: 09/10/2002Age: 21 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
FORMIC ACID TO THIGH LEG 2ND DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: 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: 05/28/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: 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

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