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Accidents - School laboratory chemicals - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 563
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:159
Year 1998:6
Year 2000:78
Year 2002:73
Year 2003:192
Year 2005:15
Year 2007:15
Year 2009:6
Year 2010:17
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:148
16-25 years old:415

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/19/2010Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: School laboratory chemicals
22 Y MALE STUCK SELF IN FOREARM W NEEDLE WITH *** CAUSINPUNCTURE WOU ND W CHEMICAL WHILE IN ORGANIC CHEM CLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2009Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals, School equipment
PATIENT IN CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL, TEACHER PLACING SODIUM HYDROXIDE IN WATER, HOOD NOT CLOSED, LIQUID SPLASHED ON ARMS; CHEMICAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2007Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
SPLASHED HYDROFLORIC ACID ON ARM WHILE WORKING IN LAB AT SCHOOL STATES WEAKNESS AND NUMBNESS TO ARM DX- CHEMICAL BURN AND EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/21/2005Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: School laboratory chemicals
PT SPILLED SILVER NITRATE ON ARM IN SCHOOL LAB C/O REDNESS TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
CHEMICAL BURNS (L) FOREARM, V. EMS, PT SUST CHEMICAL BURNS DURING A CLA SS, C/O REDNESS FOREARM, (R) HAND, NO BLISTERS, POISON CONTROL NOTIF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
PT SUSTAINED CHEMICAL SPILL TO ARM (BENZYL BROMIDE, NA BICARB, PYRIDINE & OTHERS) WHILE IN CHEMISTRY CLASS. D: CHEMICAL BURN, ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2003Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
STUDENT SPILLED FORMIC ACID ON FOREARM DURING CHEMISTRY LAB. D: PARTIAL THICKNESS ACID BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 04/12/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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


Date: 02/28/2000Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/1998Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/1997Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/1997Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: School laboratory chemicals, Containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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