Accidents - School laboratory chemicals - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 73
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
16YOM IN CHEMISTRY CLASS, UNKNOWN ACID SPILLED AND PT INADVERTENTLY LAI D ARM IN SPILL DX:2ND DEGREE CHEM BURN FOM UNKNOWN CHEMICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
IN CHEMISTRY CLASS, CHEMICAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND K CHLORATE AND SULFER S DIOXIDE. DX 1ST DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN RIGHT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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