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Accidents - Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 408
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:199Eyeball:107
Finger:71Shoulder:14
Lower Trunk:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/30/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
EXPOSURE TO ***, PT GOT INTO ***, HAD CAP IN HANDS AND HAD IT ON FEET, HANDS AND AROUND MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2008Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
SPRAYED TIREWET SPRAY IN FACE AND HAIR;DX POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Motor vehicles or parts
PT WAS OUT WAXING CAR, DEVELOPED BODY RASH, LASTED 3 DAYS, DX ACUTE CON TACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Tableware and accessories
INGESTED SEVERAL OUNCES OF CAR CLEANER USED TO REMOVE STAINS FROM INTER IOR AT CAR DEALERSHIP, WAS IN A CUP,INITIAL UNRESPONSIVE; INGESTION
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 08/27/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE WHEN SPRAYED "CAR CLEANER" SPRAY IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2008Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
63 YO M CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYE GOT SUPER CLEAN CAR ENGINE CLEANER IN EYES*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2008Age: 19 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
GOT CHEMICAL ZEP AUTO TIRE CLEANER IN EYE;DX CHEMICAL BURN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Motor vehicles or parts
SHOULDER STRAIN-PAIN AFTER WAXING HIS RV-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2008Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
DX LUMBAR STRAIN: 2-DAYS AGO DEVELOPED INC BAC PAIN AFTER TWISTING WHILE WAX HIS CAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2008Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
PAIN IN FINGERS WHILE CLEANING WHEELS WITH SODIUM FLOURIDE TOPICAL DERMATITIS - SODIUM FLOURIDE SKIN IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Nonglass bottles or jars
FOUND IN YARD DRINKING BOTTLE OF WINDSHIELD CLEANER. DX ACCIDENTAL ING ESTION ?METHANOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/29/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
ACCIDENTALLY SPLASHED SELF INTO EYE WITH ?MOTORVEHICLE TIRE CLEANING PR ODUCT, NOW WITH REDNESS&IRRTIATION >> CHEMICAL CONJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2008Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Containers
INGESTED CAR WAX - DRANK FROM CONTAINER STABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
PT IS BEING SEEN AFTER INGESTION OF *** WHEEL CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2008Age: 22 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
PT FOUND SPRAYING *** TIRE CLEANER ON GROUND,PARENT SMELLED IT ONPT'S M OUTH,DX INGESTION-RESOLVED,L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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