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Accidents - Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 402
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:184
26-50 years old:70
50+ years old:148
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:245All Of Body:85
Hand:71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/24/2010Age: 16 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
16 MO F GOT CAR WAX PROTECTANT IN EYES;DX CHEMICAL BURNS EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
63 YO MALE C/O RASH TO BOTH HAND AFTER MAXING CAR 5-6 WEEKS AGO DX CONT ACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2010Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
18 MOM DRANK MEGWARS ULTIMATE WASH AND WAX ACCIDENTAL INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2010Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
4 YR M HAD TIRE CLEANER SPRAYED ON HIM AND GOT IN EYE;DX CHEMICAL BURN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
2YOM CONJ EYE FROM AUTO CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2010Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
30YOM-STATES HE HAD ACIDIC PARTS CLEANER THAT HE WAS PUSHING INTO A HOLE THAT BOUNCED BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE. DX; CONJUNCTIVITIS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
2 Y/O/M MOM WAS WASHING CAR AND CHILD GOT INTO TIRE CLEANER WAS ON HAND S AND CHILD WAS GAGGING DX/ POSS INGESTION OBSERVED FOR 6 HRS
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 05/23/2010Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Bottles or jars
3 YR M DRANK *** TIRE CLEANER FROM BOTTLE AT CARWASH;DX POISONI NG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/22/2010Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners, Buckets or pails
20 MOM-MOM STATES CHILD HAD HANDS IN BUCKET OF WATER & ''TOTAL CLEAN'' THEN RUBBED BOTH EYES DX R/L CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEMICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: 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
55YOM WAS SPRAYED IN EYES WITH A CABORATOR CLEANER, CHEMICAL BURN TO BOTH EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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