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Accidents - Caustics - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 187
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:82Face:76
Eyeball:28

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/05/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Caustics
CHEMICAL BURN ON FACE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE SQUIRTED ON HER IN SCIENCE CLAS S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/22/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Caustics
CHEMICAL BURN EYE WHEN SPRAYED WATER REPELLENT CONTAINING ISOPROPRYL AL COHOL AND OTHER IRRITANT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Caustics
CAUSTIC BURN EYES WHEN SPRAINED *** CLEANUP IN EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Caustics
CAUSTIC BURN SEVERAL DAYS AGO (AGENT NS) DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO F-HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2005Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Caustics, Manual cleaning equipment
PT GOT MOP TOO CLOSE TO FACE WHEN CLEAINING APT CAUSING CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2005Age: 17 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Caustics
PATIENT DRANK COME CLEANER ACCIDENTALLY. DX-CAUSTIC INGESTION AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2005Age: 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: Caustics, Hot tubs or home spas
FATHER WAS CLEANING HOT TUB WITH SPA HOT TUB CLEANER CAUSTIC TOOK 1/2 O Z.....CAUSTIC ALLCALI INGESTION POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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