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Accidents - General purpose household cleaners - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 792
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Date: 12/24/2002Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: General purpose household cleaners
PT ACCIDENTLY TOOK A FEW SIPS OF A DILUTED CLEANING SOLUTION AT HOME TH OUGHT IT WAS WATER POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: General purpose household cleaners
53YOF-ACCIDENTAL POISONING-SWALLOWED CARPET SHAMPOO AT HOME-THOUGHT IT WAS WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2002Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: General purpose household cleaners
BRONCHOSPASM-AT HOME-CLEANED W/ *** CLEANER-BECAME SOB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: General purpose household cleaners, Flatware
POISONING- PT GOT UP DURING THE NIGHT AND GRABBED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS MAALOX, INGESTED TSP. OF PORCELAIN CLEANER INSTEAD-
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2002Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: General purpose household cleaners
INGESTED A HEAVY DUTY HOUSEHOLD CLEANSER IN LEMONADE INGESTION OF A BIODEGNADABLE CLEANSER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: General purpose household cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS CLEANING FLOOR W/*** AND HAD SOB. DX: ALLERGIC REACTION GRADE I RESOLVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: General purpose household cleaners
PT CLEANING MOMS HOUSE BECAME SHORT OF BREATH FROM CHEMICALS AND FUMES, LARENGEAL SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2002Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: General purpose household cleaners
AT HOME CLEANING WITH THE CLEANER '***' AND INHALED THE FUMES. DIAGNOS IS WAS COUGH. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2002Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: General purpose household cleaners
CLEANING IN ENCLOSED BATHROOM AT HOME WITH VARIOUS CLEANING PRODUCTS, 1 HOUR LATER HAD SOB & PRODUCTIVE COUGH. DX EXPOSURE CLEANING PRODUCTS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: General purpose household cleaners
OPENED A *** BOTTLE. THOUGHT IT WAS WATER. SMELL OF AMMONIA WENT TO HEA D AND BEGAN COUGHING. DX. MINOR INHALATION OF CHEMICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2002Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: General purpose household cleaners
ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED SM AMT OF FESTIVAL ALL PURPOSE HOUSE HOLD CLEANE R POISON CONTROL NOTIFIED PT LWT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 07/16/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: General purpose household cleaners
ALLERGIC REACTION-C/O ITCHING OF BILATERAL HANDS AFTER USING GERMICIDE TO CLEAN HOUSE. NO GLOVES WORN. ALSO C/O PUFFY EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2002Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: General purpose household cleaners
PT SMELLED STRONG ODOR OF CLEANING SOLUTION IN HALLWAY OF APARTMENT, DX INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: General purpose household cleaners
PT EXPOSED TO CLEANING CHEMICALS, TOXIC FUMES EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2002Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: General purpose household cleaners
PT C/O ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWING ALL PURPOSE LIQUID CLEANER (CITRUS)TODAY .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: General purpose household cleaners
54 YO F USING HOUSEHOLD CLEANSER BECAME SOB,NASAL CONGESTION,CONGESTEDB RONCHOSPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: General purpose household cleaners
INHALATION OF CLEANING CHEMICALS-BRONCHOSPASM-WHILE CLEANING W/ "***" C LEANSER-LOCALE NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2002Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: General purpose household cleaners
CHEMICAL INHALATION - INHALED TILE PORCELAN CLEANER LOST HIS VOICE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2002Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: General purpose household cleaners, Rugs or carpets
HAVING ALLERGIC REACTION TO CARPET CLEANER SHE USED AT HOME, ITCHING AN D BURNING ALL OVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: General purpose household cleaners
COUGH WHILE USING CLEANER IN BATHROOMSIMPLE ASPHYXIATION EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2002Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: General purpose household cleaners
ACUTE BRONCHOSPASM-CUASED BY CLEANING AGENT IN BATHROOM @ DAUGHTER 'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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