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Accidents - Ammonia, household - 50+ years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 497
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:303Pubic Region:70
Mouth:69Face:40
Head:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/26/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Ammonia, household
BURN TO ORAL MUCOSA FROM AMMONIA SOLUTION CHEMICAL BURN 2ND DEGREE ORAL MUCOSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2007Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
PATIENT WAS CLEANING HER BATHROOM WITH *** AND AMMONIA, C/O SHORTNESS O F BREATH, COUGHING AND STRIDOR. DX-CHEMICAL INHAL. INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2007Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
PT WAS CLEANING AT HOME, MIXED AMMONIA, BLEACH AND ***. BECAME CONGEST ED. DX. FACIAL CHEMICAL IRRITATION FROM CHLORIDE GAS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/16/2007Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
CLEANING FLOOR, MIXED AMMONIA & BLEACH AND HAS BEEN SHORT OF BREATH DX INHALATION INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2007Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household
DX ACCIDENTLY DRANKED AMMONIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
65 YO F CHEMICAL IRRIATAION TO LUNGS ACCIDENTIALLY MIXED *** WITH BLEAC H AND AMMONIA WHILE CLEANING THE BATHROOM AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Pesticides
PT ASTHMAS WAS AGGRAVATED BY USING AMMONIA & PESTICIDES WHILE CLEANING HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic RegionDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Ammonia, household
2ND DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN AFTER ACCIDENTALLY DOUCHED WITH AMMONIA AFTER INTERCOURSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2007Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
PT MIXED BLEACH AND AMMONIA TO CLEAN COUGH SOB SCRATCHY THROAT DX// CHEMICAL INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2007Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
PATIENT EECOUGHING AFTER MIXING AMMONIA AND BLEACH TOGETHER AT HOME. DX-INHALATION CHEMICAL FUMES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ammonia, household, Bleaches
CLEANING WITH BLEACH MIXED WITH AMMONIA,DEVELOPED HEADACHE,DIZZINESS AN D LIGHTHEADEDNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2007Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ammonia, household
64 YO MALE WAS SOB AFTER CLEANING BATHROOM WITH AMMONIA RESPIRATORY DISTRESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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