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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 545
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools |
| PT CLEANING POOL AND SWALLOWED A SMALL AMOUNT OF POOL CHLORINE THROAT B URNING INGESTION POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals |
| CHEMICAL CORNEA INJURY-SPLASHED EYE W/ CHLORINE FOR POOL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals |
| PT INHALED CHLORINE FROM POOL BECAME SHORT OF BREATH DX// CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals |
| PT SUS CHEMICAL CONJ TO EYE AFTER GETTING POOL CHEMICALS IN IT% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| REPORTS SMELLED CHLORINE FUMES IN HER POOLHOSE, SHORTLY AFTER DEVELOPED COUGH WITH MILD SHORTNESS OF BREATH>> INHALATION INJUREY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Swimming pools |
| PT CLEANING POOL AND CHLORINE EXPLODED IN PTS FACE BECAME SHORT OF BREA TH DX/ TOXIC INHALATION BURN TO FACE AND CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals |
| PT WITH CONJUNCTIVITIS FROM POOL CHEMICALS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals |
| PT INHALED POOL CHLORINE 30 MINS PTA. DX. ACUTE DYSPNEA, CHEMICAL EXPO SURE, CHEST, THROAT BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals |
| PT SUST INURY TO EYE FROM POOL ***# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals |
| PT WAS CLEANING THE BATHROOM AND INHALED CHLORINE IN AN ENCLOSED AREA A ND DEVELOPED WHEEZES CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Hot tubs or home spas |
| PT OPENED CHLORINE TO PUT IN HOT TUB AT HOME AND INHALED CHEMICAL AND B ECAME SHORT OF BREATH DX// CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Hot tubs or home spas |
| PT BY FRIEND WHO OPENED UP CONTAINER OF CHLORINE TO PUT IN HOT TUB BECA ME SHORT OF BREATH DX// CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Swimming pool chemicals, Buckets or pails |
| 74YOM WAS POURING POWDER *** FOR POOL INTO A BUCKET, CLOUDOF POWDER WEN T INTO RT EYE. DX - CHEMICAL EYE IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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