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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 437
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Eyeglasses |
| CHEMICAL EXPOSURE-BILATERAL KERATITIS-USING *** BRAND *** IN KITCHEN SINK DRAIN-WEARING GLASSES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Pipes |
| 71 YOM ACCIDENTALLY SPILLED DRAIN CLEANER ON WRIST WHILE ATTEMPTLY TO P OUR THE CLEANER IN A PIPE. CAUSTIC BURN, LT. WRIST. NO FIRE; NO FIRE D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| PT.REPORTED CHEMICAL (***) SPILED ON LT.LEG WAITED FOR SHORT TIME & SIG NED OUT AMA. DX-NONE PT.SINGNED OUT AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT SPLASHED *** IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Toilets |
| WAS POURING *** INTO THE TOILET AND WATER SPLASHED UP INTO HER EYES. CA USTIC CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Bleaches |
| PT. POURED 2 GAL BLEACH, D *** DOWN TOILET, WENT UNDER HOUSE, CUT PIPES . DX-MILD CORNEAL CHEMICAL BURNS, IRRITANT DERMATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Drain cleaners, Pipes |
| PT UNCLOGING DRAIN WITH *** TOOK APART PIPE GOT CHEMICAL ON LEGS, 1ST A ND 2ND DEGREE CHEMICAL BURNS BILATERAL LOWER LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| THINKS SOME LIQUID *** MAY HAVE SPLASHED INTO R EYE YESTERDAY. DX. HIST ORY OF CHEMICAL EYE EXPOSURE NORMAL EYE EXAM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drain cleaners |
| USING DRAIN CLEANER, CAUSED IRRITATION IN THROAT AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH DX: IRRITANT PHARYNGITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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