Accidents - Drain cleaners - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Mouth

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 73
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Drain cleaners, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
SIPHONING WATER FROM 55 GAL. DRUM CONTAINING BOAT MOTOR, FORGOT *** WAS IN HOSE WHEN LAST USED,GOT SOME IN MOUTH. DX; CHEMICAL PHARYNGITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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