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Accidents - Drain cleaners - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 391
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Date: 11/10/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners, Bleaches
EXPOSURE OT DRAIN CLEANER AND *** BLEACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners, General purpose household cleaners
DIFFICULTY BREATHING AFTER SON POURED *** IN TOILET, SUSPECT MAY HAVE M IXED WITH ANOTHER CLEANER. DX.TOXIC EFFECT CHLORINE GAS.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners
PT POURED *** DOWN DRAIN,FUMES OVERTOOK PT,C/O SOB, DX ACUTE DYSPNEA,AC UTE ASTHMATIC EXACERBATION D/T CHEMICAL FUMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners
PT HAD TROUBLE BREATNING FROM INHALING *** WHEN CLEANING DRAIN AT HOME DX: CHEMICAL INHALATIDON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners
67 Y/O M BECAME SOB AFTER USING TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF DRAIN CLEANER AT SAME TIME AT HOME. DX; INHALATION OF TOXIC FUMES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners, Bathtubs or showers
INHALED FUMES FROM DRAIN CLEANER IN SHOWER WHILE IN JAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners, Bathtubs or showers
INHALED FUMES FROM DRAIN CLEANER IN SHOWER WHILE IN JAIL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/04/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drain cleaners, Bathtubs or showers
INHALED FUMES FROM DRAIN CLEANER IN SHOWER WHILE INCARCERATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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