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Accidents - Windshield wiper fluids - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 346
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:270Head:75

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
POS. WINDSHIELD FLUID INGESTION THAT DOES CONTAIN METHANOL:AMA;2YOF,MOM LOOKING @ HOME FOR SALE,PT PUT BTL WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID TO MOUTH
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 12/16/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Windshield wiper fluids
ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF WASHER FLUID-54YOM-IN CAR W/ DAUGHTER-FOUND *** BOTTLE-DRANK CONTESTS WHICH WAS WASHER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2009Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Windshield wiper fluids
ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF WASHER FLUID-13YOF-IN THE CAR W/ HER FATHER-FOU ND *** BOTTLE-DRANK CONTENTS-CONTENTS WAS WASHER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2009Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Windshield wiper fluids
^31Y/O,F,HOOD OF CAR FELL ON HEAD WHILE ADDING WINDSHEILD WIPER FLUID, HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2009Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Windshield wiper fluids
PT INJECTED SELF WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID, WAS HOPING IT WAS HEROIN INSTEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2009Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: 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
PT WAS AT HOME, INGESTED SOME WINDSHEILD WIPER FLUID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2009Age: 8 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Windshield wiper fluids, Bottles or jars
PT HAD CAR WINSHIELD WASHER FLUID BOTTLE IN MOUTH WITH ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT LEFT IN BOTTOM. DX: POSS INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2009Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Windshield wiper fluids
PT SUS POISONING TO BODY DUE TO ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF WIPER FLUID%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Windshield wiper fluids, Bottles or jars
INGESTION OF WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID-DRANK SMALL AMOUNT FROM BOTTLE-@ H OME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2009Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
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 WITH OPEN BOTTLE OF WINDSHIELD FLUID, POSS INGESTION,(NO EVIDE NCE OF SWALLOWING LIQUID)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2009Age: 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
PT FOUND BY MOM DRINKING WINSHIELD WASHER FLUID. UNK HOW MUCH INGESTED. POSS VERY SMALL AMOUNT MISSING. NO SYMPTOMS. DX INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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