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Accidents - Caustics - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 349
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:150Face:68
Neck:68Eyeball:60

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/26/2002Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Caustics
ACCIDENTLY DRANK GLASS OF *** ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF CAUSTIC ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF CAUSTIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2002Age: 17 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Caustics
PT INJESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF CAUSTIC CLEANER , THUNDER BLAST DEGREASER CLEANER. DX POISIONING
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 04/08/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Caustics
2 YOF ALLEGEDLY SPRAYED SELF WITH "EASY OFF" OVEN CLEANER. CHEMICAL BUR NS OF FACE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 02/26/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Caustics, Bottles or jars
SPILLED BOTTLE OF "CLEAR-OFF",CLEANING SOL.W/ H2SO4 DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS NECK & ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2002Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Caustics
PT SPLASHED CAUSTIC SODRE IN RT EYE 2 DAYS AGO. CONTINUES TO HAVE PAINI N LOWER PORTION OF EYE. BURNS-CONJUNCTIVITIS OF RT LOWER LID@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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