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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/04/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| 50 YO M, C/O HEADACHE 2 DAYS, HE STATES HE WAS STRIPPING FLOOR WHEN IT STARTED, ALSO STATES BAD ODOR AT THE TIME, DX HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| 66YOM STS HE WAS USING PAINT STRIPPER IN HIS GARAGE WITH DOOR OPEN AND STARTED FEELING DIZZY WITH NAUSEA DX: HYDROCARBON EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners, Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| 76YOM, REPORTS WAS CLEANING THE BRUSHES WITH NEW SOLVENT, DIDN'T WEAR M ASK, WENT TO SLEEP&WOKE UP WITH DYSPNEA>>CHEM EXPO/DYSPNEA/PALMS BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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