|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 421
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 37 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 HAS CHEMICAL BURNS TO FACE AND MOUTH AFTER ACCIDENTALLY DRINKING LYE SULFUR TRANSFERED TO BURN CENTER |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 11/20/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Lye, Chemicals |
PT WAS WORKING IN CEMENT THAT HAD LYE AND CLORIDE. HE WAS KNEELING IN IT AND ENDURED CHEMICAL BURNS ON LOWER LEGS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Lye |
SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION IN EYE CHEMICAL BURN EYE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/02/2005 | Age: 18 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 |
PATIENT GOT *** LYE IN EYE. DX-CHEMICAL BURN CONJUNCTIVA. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Lye, Portable power drills and accessories |
MIXING METHANOL AND LYE WITH ELECTRIC DRILL AND IT EXPLODED/ CHEMICAL BURN RT ARM, FOREARM HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/03/2005 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Lye, Containers |
PT GOT INTO A CONTAINER OF ***,SPLASHED ON ARM, DX LYE BURNS ON FOREARM ARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/02/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Lye |
BURNING SENSATION TO KNEES SPILLED LYE DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO KNEES |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Lye |
PT C/O SODIUM HYPROXIDE ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED TO BOTH EYES. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/06/2005 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Lye |
PT FOUND UNDER BED WITH POWDER ON MOUTH/FACE/BACK/CHEST WITH BURNS TO MOUTH, INGESTION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/06/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
Product: Lye |
PT SWALLOWED LYE; C/O BURNING TO LIPS, GUMS AND SKIN OF HER NECK |
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
|