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Accidents - Ammonia, household - 50+ years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 589
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:294Eyeball:173
Face:86Hand:17
Lower Leg:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/17/2004Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ammonia, household
PT S/P SPLASHED OF *** TO THE EYE, C/O: BURNING PAIN IN THE EYE, SUSTAI NED" CORNEAL ULCER"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ammonia, household, Refrigerators
PT GOT AMMONIA EXPOSURE FROM MALFUNCTIONING REFRIGERATOR IN CAMPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Ammonia, household
CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE - PATIENT REPORTS CLEANING HOUSE AND DUMPIN G DIRTY WATER WITH AMMONIA CLEANER IN IT AND SPLASHING IT INTO RIGHT EY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2004Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bottles or jars
ACCIDENTAL INGESTION - 68 YOF ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED AMMONIA FROM A WAT ER BOTTLE, C/O BURNING SENSATION IN MOUTH AND THROAT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/20/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
PT EXPOSED TO AMMONIA BLEACH LAST WEEK - COUGHING AND SNEEZING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
54 YO MALE WAS EXPOSED TO AMONIA AND *** CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2004Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Ammonia, household
PT USED FLOOR PRODUCT WITH AMMONIA, DEVELOPED RASH TO HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ammonia, household
CHEMICAL EXP.TO EYES/56YOF GOT*** CLEANING FLUID IN EYE AT HOMEAT 9:50A .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
57 YO MALE WAS CLEANING FLOOR AND MISSED AMONIA AND *** AND SPRAY GOT I NTO EYE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ammonia, household
ACUTE AMMONIA EXPOSURE DX: BURNING IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2004Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
CLEANING -INHALED *** AMMONIA *** CLEANSING AGENTS EXPOSURE CLEANSING AGENTS EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2004Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household
PT INHALED AMONIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2004Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Floors or flooring materials
PT. MIXED AMMONIA WITH BLEACH TO MOP FLOOR AND INHALED THESE MIXED CHEMICALS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Ammonia, household
DX RIGHT LOWER LEG CHEMICAL BURN: PT APPLIED HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA TO LEG TO RID SELF OF MITES.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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