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Accidents - Lye - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 421
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:11
16-25 years old:15
26-50 years old:393
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:91Knee:83
Face:83Lower Arm:74
Lower Leg:68Mouth:15
All Of Body:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/03/2005Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: 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: 11/20/2005Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: 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: 10/16/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION IN EYE CHEMICAL BURN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2005Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lye
PATIENT GOT *** LYE IN EYE. DX-CHEMICAL BURN CONJUNCTIVA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2005Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 09/03/2005Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 09/02/2005Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: 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: 07/29/2005Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 01/06/2005Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 01/06/2005Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: 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)

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