Accidents - Drain cleaners - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 160
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/03/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Pipes
TAKING DOWN A DRAIN AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO, "***" DRAIN LINE OPENERRAN DOWN RIGHT HAND AND WRIST. DX CHEMICAL BURN/DERMATITIS RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners
71YOM-CHEMICAL BURN RIGHT HAND-SULFURIC ACID FROM DRAIN CLEANER SPLASHE D ON HAND-FLUSHED WITH WATER PRIOR TO ARRIVAL-BLISTERS ARE FORMING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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