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Accidents - Acids - 50+ years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 278
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:134Eyeball:128
Hand:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/08/2005Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Paper products
USING WINK RUST STAIN REMOVER CONTAINING ACID & SOME SPILLED & PATIENT CLEANED UP SPILL W/PAPER TOWELS HYDROFLUORIC ACID BURN FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids
PT, WHO TAKES EYE DROPS FOR GLAUCOMA, ACCIDENTALLY PUT NITRIC ACID IN EYE BY MISTAKE. D: CHEMICAL BURN, EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Acids
55 Y/O F INJURED R EYE WHEN SPLASHED MUVIC ACID INTO IT AT HOME. DX; CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Acids, Built-in swimming pools
PT USING MURIATIC ACID TO CLEAN THE BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL AT HO ME AND GOT SOME ON HER HANDS CHEMICAL BURNS TO HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Acids
PT USIAN AN SCID CLEANER CLEANING HIS MARINE DOCK AND GOT SOME ON FINGE RS CAUSED AN INFECTION CELLULITIS FROM ACID CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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