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Accidents - Windshield wiper fluids - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 183
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:51
6-15 years old:70
26-50 years old:61
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:177Eyeball:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/03/2003Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Windshield wiper fluids
MISTAKELY TOOK A SIP OF WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID. IMMEDIATELY SPIT IT OUT DX: CHEMICAL INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Windshield wiper fluids
2 YO M DRANK WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID INGESTION-INADVERTANT OR ACCIDENTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Windshield wiper fluids, Bottles or jars
PT FOUND BOTTLE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID IN GARAGE, THT WAS ***, REMOV ED CRC & DRANK IT. DX: METHANOL POISONING.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/26/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Windshield wiper fluids
INGESTION WASHER FLUID - 12 YOM DRANK "***" WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID,CLA IMS THOUGHT WAS GATORADE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/30/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Windshield wiper fluids
4 Y.O. W MALE W/POISONING. PT DRANK UNK AMT OF WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Windshield wiper fluids, Nonglass bottles or jars
PATIENT MRDD/AUTISM, POSSIBLY INGESTED WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID FROM *** DISHWASHING LIQUID BOTTLE, BOTTLE FOUND OPEN/FLUID MISSING, NO SYMPTOMS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/08/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Windshield wiper fluids
PATIENT INGESTED 2 SIPS OF ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Windshield wiper fluids, Bottles or jars
PATIENT FOUND WITH WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID BOTTLE OPEN AND DUMPED, POSS IBLE INGESTION, NO SYMPTOMS, PC CONTACTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Windshield wiper fluids
ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID-UNCERTAIN OF AMOUNT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2003Age: 16 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Windshield wiper fluids, Sprayers
PATIENT SPRAYED IN EYES WITH WINDSHIELD SOLVENT AT HOME; CHEMICAL CONJU NCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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