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Accidents - Paint or varnish thinners - 50+ years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 251
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Foot:76All Of Body:76
Hand:67Lower Trunk:15
Face:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/12/2002Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paint or varnish thinners
PTS.FAMILY REPORTED PT.MAY HAVE EATTEN PAINT,POISION CONTROLL NOTIFED DX-NORMAL EX CONDITION NOT FOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Floors or flooring materials
PAINTING FLOORBOARDS AT HOMEINJURED BACK ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Paint or varnish thinners
PT. WAS USING PAINT THINNER AT HIS HOME, SPLASHED SOME ON HIS HAND CONTACT DERMATITIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2002Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Paint or varnish thinners, Swimming pool chemicals
PT MIXED MINERAL SPIRITS AND CHLORINE AT HOME WHEN THERE WAS A SMALL EX PLOSION CHEMICAL BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2002Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Paint or varnish thinners
PT STATES BURNED FOOT WITH PAINT THINNER DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO RT F OOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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