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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 340
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| BIL HAND BURNS. PT WAS USING A HYDRATING LYE TO TAN A DEER HIDE BURNING HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye, Bathtubs or showers |
| SUPERFICIAL CHEMICAL BURN ,. PT'S MOTHER WAS CLEANING BATHTUB WITH RED DEVIL LYE CLEANER AND PT GOT INTO IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| RT EYE ALKALINE BURN.PT ACCIDENTLY SPLASHED EYE WITH LYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye, Acids |
| PT. WAS CLEANING TOILET WITH DRAIN OPENER, SPLASHED ONTO PT., LYE WITH SULFURIC ACID, CAUSED EXPLOSION, BURNS BACK AND BUTTOCKS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lye |
| DRANK WATER W/ LYE IN IT ACCIDENTALLY. PAIN TO MOUTH. LIPS BURNING. DX; ORAL PAIN DUE TO INGESTION OF LYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| 44YOWM-CHEMICAL BURN LEFT EYE=SPLASHED LYE IN EYE-BY *** COMPANY-SODIUM HYDROXIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| CARRYING BOTTLE OF LYE WATER, DROPPED IT AND IT BROKE, SPLASHING HER IN EYES. DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE, RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye, Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| RT FOREARM CHEMICAL BURNS-SPLASHED LYE ON ARM AS HE WAS POURING IT INTO SEPTIC TANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye, Sinks |
| RED DEVIL LYE SPLASHED INTO HIS RIGHT EYE WHILE CLEANING THE KITCHEN SINK AT HOME AT 1330. DX ALKALINE BURN OF RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| PT SPLASHED *** IN FACE AT HOME SUSTAINED A CHEMICAL BURN TO FACE CE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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