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Accidents - Paints, varnishes or shellacs - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 478
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Date: 12/01/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT DX HEADACHE/DIZZINESS - DUE TO PAINT FUMES AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT BROKE OUT IN SKIN RASH AFTER EXPOSURE TO HOUSE PAINT DX: ALLERGIC REACTION TO PAINT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT IS REMODELING HER KITCHEN AND INHALED THE FUMES FROM SPRAY PAINT AND DEVELOPED A SEVERE HEADACHE DX- HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2008Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT STATES HAVING SOME SOB, HAS BEEN HAVING HOUSE PAINTED AND SLEPT IN S HOUSE LAST NIGHT. DX. CHEMICAL INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PATIENT LIVES IN A SHELTER, C/O HEADACHE AND VOMITING FOR 2 DAYS, HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO PAINT FUMES. DX-CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT PAINTING AT HOME AND INHALED THE FUMES FROM THE PAINT AND DEVELOPED DYSPHAGIA AND THROAT TIGHTNESS ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT BECAME SHORT OF BREATH WHILE PAINTING HOUSE. DX: DYSPNEA, ASTHMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT PAINTING AT HOME AND INHALED THE FUMES GOT DIZZY AND PASSED OUT SYNC OPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/25/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT WAS PAINTING A HOUSE AND FELT DIZZY FELL TO KNEES TREATED FOR VERTIG O
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Metal containers
PT HAS BEEN SPRAY PAINTING AT HOME WENT THROUGH 24 CANS AND DEVELOPED R EDNESS IN HANDSA ND FEET TINGLING POSSIBLE MERCURY TOXICITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT WENT INTO THE GARAGE TO USE A SPRAY PAINT CAN AND DEVELOPED URTICARI A AND HIVES ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2008Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
NEXT DOOR PAINTING, THE PAINT SMELL/FUMES TRV TO HER APT CAUSING HER DI ZZINESS>> INHALATION INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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