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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,414
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| POSSIBLE INGESTION OF HEET WINDSHIELD DE-ICER. HE & BROTHER WERE SPRAYING IT IN THE AIR. DX; METHANOL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 5 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: Automotive chemicals |
| SPRAYING HEET WINDSHIELD DE-ICER IN THE AIR, UNKNOWN IF HE INGESTED ANY. METHANOL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| HYDROLIC FLUID BLEW UP IN FACE FACIAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PER FATHER FOUND PT PLAYING WITH *** EXTRA STRENGTH STARTINGFLUID, BREA TH SMELLED AND CLOTHES WERE WET. DX INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 15 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: Automotive chemicals, Aerosol containers |
| INHALATION TOXIC FUMES-AT GRANDPARENTS-HUFFING CARBURATOR CLEANER-PT LE THARGIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - S/P PT'S HAND HAD BRAKE FLUID WHEN HE TOUCHED HIS EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| LT SHOULDER SPLASHED WITH RADIATOR FLUID DX: BURN -FIRST DEGREE RT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 48 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: Automotive chemicals |
| CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS R EYE RADIATOR FLUID IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT GOT CARBEURATOR CLEANER IN EYE AT PARK. DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Bottles or jars |
| PUT WATER IN BRAKE FLUID BOTTLE AND DRANK IT DX; BRAKE FLUID INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT GOT BREAK FLUID IN LT EYE;EYE IS RED,IRRITATED,BLOOD SHOT;STATE HE C AN SEE;A LITTLE WATERY,IRRIGATED W/WATER. DX:CONJUNCTIVITIS,CHEMICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Lighters |
| >2ND DEGREE BURN 5CMX8CM KNEE:WORKING ON TRUCK,STARTER FLUID ON PANTS BUDDY PUT LIGHTER CLOSE TO PANTS WHICH CAUGHT FIRE,NO FIRE DEPT CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT SPRAYED AN AEROSOL CAN OF FIX A FLAT INTO LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| GOT BRAKE FLUID INTO EYE DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| 46 YO SPLATTERED TRANSMISSION FLUID IN EYE CONJUNCTIVA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| 52 YO M INGESTION OF RADIATOR STOP LEAK CONFLICTING STORY POSSIBLE INTENTIONAL INGESTION POSSIBLE SPILL INTO MOUTH* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Motor vehicles or parts |
| IN THE CAR ON THE WAY HOME FROM DAYCARE AND DRANK TRANSMISSION FLUID. DX POISONING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT WAS @ *** SPRAYED SOMETHING CALLED RAIN BLOCK IN TO LEFT EYE NOW W/ PAIN TO EYE. DX CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Towels or cloths |
| PT.STATES HAS BEEN HUFFING CARBORATOR CLEANER THAT WAS ON A RAG. DX; HUFFING CARBORATOR CLEANER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| EXPOSURE TO *** FUME EXPOSURE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| INGESTED SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID ACCIDENTALLY. DX-ACCIDENTAL INGESTION BRAKE FLUID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PATIENT SLIPPED ON TRAMSMISSION FLUID IN GARAGE, FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED H AND; WRIST INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| MOTHER STATES PT WAS INTHE BACKSEAT OF THE CAR WITH A BOTTLE OF BRAKE F LUID PT POKED A HOLE IN TOP OF BOTTLE DX NEGATIVE FOR INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| MOTHER STATES PT POSSIBLE INGESTED BRAKE FLUID CHILD WAS IN THE BACK SE AT WITH HIS BROTHER AND A HOLE WAS POKED IN THE BOTTLE DX TASTED BRAKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 18 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: Automotive chemicals, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| PT GOT TRANSMISSION FLUID IN EYE AND HIT KNEE ON JACK HANDLE. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, L KNEE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| FRIEND PUT STARTER FLUID ON ENGINE WHICH CAUGHT FIRE WHEN PT STARTED CAR ENGINE. FD NS. DX: FACIAL BURN, R EAR BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASIONS AFTER GETTING BRAKE FLUID IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Nonglass bottles or jars |
| FOUDN WITH AN OPENED BOTTLE OF "***" POWER STEERING FLUID, ACTING NORMA LLY >> HYDROCARBON INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT WAS SPRAYING CARBURETOR CLEANER AND SPRAYED SOME IN EYES. DX: BILAT CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 22 months | 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: Automotive chemicals |
| PT INGESTED AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID AT HOME. DX- ACCIDENTAL INGESTION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT HAD POWER STEERING FLUID IN EYES-CORNEAL INJURY FROM FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| HYDROLIC FLUID-CHEMICAL WENT INTO EYES, ACUTE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY POURED BRAKE FLUID INTO STEERING WHEEL BOWL OF CAR. TRI ED TO SUCK FLUID OUT W/ STRAW & INGESTED SMALL AMOUNT. D:INGESTION, HA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 17 months | 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: Automotive chemicals |
| DRANK TRANSMISSION FLUID. DX POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| DRANK *** OCTANE BOOSTER UNK AMT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| SPRAYED FIX A FLAT IN EYE AT WAL MART CHEMICAL CONJUNTIVITIS # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Automotive chemicals, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO A NEW CHEMICAL WHILE CLEANING HIS CAR C/O FACIAL SWELLING & DIFFICULTY BREATHING. DX - ACUTE ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Automotive chemicals |
| PT STATES BRAKE FLUID SPLASHED INTO EYE AT HOME DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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