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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 226
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/02/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye, Buckets or pails |
| MOTHER STATES CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH COUSINS AND THEY GOT INTO A BUCKET OF LYE THAT SPLASHED ON CHILDS FACE DX CHEMICAL BURN TO GI SYSTEM/MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lye |
| WENT TO BARBER HAD LYE PLACED ON MOUSTACHE BLISTERS ALLERGIC REACTION UPPER LIP |
| 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) |
| Date: 07/10/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| MISTOOK RED DEVIL LYE FOR SALT DX BURN TO MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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