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Accidents - Paints, varnishes or shellacs - 50+ years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,728
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:651Eyeball:513
Shoulder:360Lower Trunk:245
Upper Trunk:183Knee:156
Ankle:100Lower Leg:86
Neck:75Elbow:62
Upper Arm:62Upper Leg:46
Finger:46Face:46
Head:31Hand:30
Lower Arm:15Wrist:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/14/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Aerosol containers
59YOM FOUND UNRESPONSCVE AFTER HUFFING A SPRAY CAN OF PAINT POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/08/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
H/O ASTHMA, ALSO A SMOKER, EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM KILZ PAINT/PRIMER AFTE R BECAME SHORT OF BREATH>>ASTHMA EXCERBATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/12/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CABINETS REPLACED TODAY , STAIIN BOTHERED PT. ALLERGIC RHINITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/08/2009Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Aerosol containers
PT SUSTAINED A CHEMICAL BURN OF THE CORNEA BY SPRAY PAINT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2009Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured homeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
72YOM WAS HIT IN THE LEFT EYE WITH A BRANCH FROM A TREE WHILE HE WAS PA INTING HIS TRAILOR C/O SOMETHING IS IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT DX ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN - S/P DUE TO LIFTING PAINT 5 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2009Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Beds or bedframes
PT C/O NOSE STARTED BLEEDING WHEN PAINTING AT HOME, THEN REPORTS FALLING OUT OF BED DX: EPISTAXIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
57 YOF, PAINTING AT HOME, SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2009Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Floors or flooring materials
67YOM WAS PAINTING AT HOME AND TRIPPED OVER THE DROP CLOTH THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR STRUCK CHEST RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2009Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
80 Y/O M ALOC AFTER BREATHING PAINT FUMES INHALATION INJ. W/O HYPOXEMIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
WAS PAINTING AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH-ADMITTED TO CATH LAB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/27/2009Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT DX LUMBAGO - S/P HX OF LOW BACK PAIN AFTER PAINTING 2 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT WAS AT HOME USING POLYUREHTANE, CAUISNG A REACTION, DX ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Metal containers
SHOULDER STRAIN-PAIN WHILE LIFTING PAINT CAN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
POLYURETHENE VARNISH SPLASHED IN EYE/ CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2009Age: 52 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
MULTIPLE BEE STINGS FA-PT HAD ANAPHALACTIC REACTION AFTER BEING BIT ATL EAST 30 TIMES BY BEES WHILE PAINTING.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/23/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Tables
PT PAINTING A TABLE AND IT FELL OVER STRUCK ON THE RIGHT LOWER LEG FRAC TURED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2009Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Stepladders
KNEE INJURY-PAIN STARTED WHILE USING A STEPLADDER WHILE PAINTING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT SUST WRIST SPRAIN LIFTING GALLON OF PAINT#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Ceilings and walls
PT PAINTING HER CEILING ALL WEEKEND LONG NOW NECK HURTS STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2009Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
BEEN PAINTING THE HOUSE&ADMITS CRATCHING SELF FREQUENTLY ON AN ?OBJECT INJURING THIGH THATS NOW SWOLLEN&RED>>CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2009Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT GOT CEDAR SLIVER IN FINGER WHILE PAINTING HOUSE. DX: L THIRD FINGER FB/PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
WAS PAINTING HOUSE&SUDDENLY BECAME DIAPHORETIC& HIS AICD FIRED TWICE >>VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/04/2009Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, House repair or construction materials
PT WAS EXPOSED TO PAINT AND PLASTER FUMES AND BECAME DIZZY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL 5 FT WHILE STAINING DECK. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN, R ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT WITH SWOLLEN ELBOW. BUMPED ELBOW WHILE PAINTING 1 MONTH AGO BUT ELBO W DID NOT SWELL UNTIL TODAY. DX:OLECRANON BURSITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
SHOULDER STRAIN-PAIN SINCE PAINTING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Other manual workshop tools
FINGER TIP FB-WOODEN SPLINTER IN FINGER WHILE SCRAPING PAINT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Stepladders
KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN FALLING OFF A STEPLADDER WHEN PAINTING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2009Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Other ranges or ovens
PT WAS PAINTING NEAR STOVE WHEN PAINT CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: 2-3% FLASH BURNS TO ARMS/STERNUM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/10/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT WAS KNEELING WHILE PAINTING DECK A FEW DAYS AGO. DX: L KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2009Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT DX PAIN TO SHOULDER/RT KNEE - S/P AFTER HELPING SISTER PAINT HER APT A WEEK AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN PAINTING AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
64YOF WAS PAINTING A WEEK AGO SHE THINKS SHE STRAINED LOWER BACK; SPRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
SPRAIN ANKLE - 62 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH RIGHT ANKLE PAIN - WAS PAINTI NG HER GARAGE AND SLIPPED ON SOME PAINT - ROLLED ANKLE AS SHE FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
61 YOF WAS PAINTING IN HOME, FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS IN EYE, BRUSHED IT AWAY, WENT TO BATHROOM AND NOTICED BLEEDING, DX: SUBCONJ. HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2009Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
INHALATION EXPOSURE-PT CONFUSED FROM STRONG FUMES AFTER STAINING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Other manual workshop tools
54YOM AFTER SCRAPING PAINT AT HOME FELT SOMETHING GO INTO LT EYE; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2009Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
FELL WHILE PAINTING HIT KNEE PAIN RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT SLIPPED ON WET PAINT AND DID THE SPLITS. DX: L THIGH MUSCLE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Ceilings and walls
BACK PAIN AFTER PAINTING CEILING LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2009Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT HAS COPD, WAS STAINING A DECK YESTERDAY, TODAY IS HAVING SHORTNESS OF BREATH. DX: COPD EXACERBATION WITH HYPOXIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/22/2009Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
HAND SPRAIN-FELL OFF FRESHLY PAINTED BALCONY-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2009Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS PAINTING AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT WAS PAINTING WOOD SEALER WHICH SPLASHED INTO FACE. DX: 2% TBSA FACE CHEMICAL BURN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/14/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Metal containers
PT HAD A PAINT CAN EXPLODE IN FACE/ BURN TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT HAD A CHIP OF PAINT IN EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE, REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2009Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
FELL OVER A PAINT CAN. DX- UPPER ARM AND KNEE CONTUSIONS #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
REPORTS RECENTLY HAS BEEN PAINTING DURING WHICH NOTICED GRADUAL ONSET O F KNEE SWELLING>>LYME/RHEMATOID ARTHRITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
RT SHOULDER STRAIN-SUS INJ TO RT SHOULDER WHEN SHE STRETCHED WHILE PAIN TING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
WAS KNEELING ALL DAY PAINTING THE DECK, STOOD UP&SUDDENLY DEVELOPED PAI N>>KNEE PAIN/BURSITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Ladders
ANKLE FX-FELL ABOUT 4 FEET ONTO ANKLE WHILE STEPPING FROM A DRESSER TO A LADDER WHILE PAINTING CEILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2009Age: 65 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 COMES TO ED AFTER INHALING PAIN FUMES WHILE NEIGHBOR WAS PAINTING GA RAGE. DX: FUME EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2009Age: 65 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 COMES TO ED FEELING "NERVOUS" AFTER INHALING PAINT FUMES FROM NEIGHB OR PAINTING HIS GARAGE. DX: EXPOSURE TO FUMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2009Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT WAS SPRAYED IN FACE YESTERDAY WITH PAINT PRIMER DX ACCIDENTALN ARCOTIC OVERDOSE CODEINE *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/19/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
TRAPEZIOUS STRAIN: L SHOULDER PAIN, C/O SHOULDER PAIN AFTER PAINTING HIS HOUSE, HE DID THIS LAST WEEK, PROGRESSIVELY WORSE LAST 2-3 DAYS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2009Age: 72 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
SUDDEN ONSET OF DIZZINESS&SENSATION OF ROOM SPINNING WHILE PAINTING >>VERTIGO
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/08/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Metal containers
PT.INJ.RT.SHOULDER AT HOME WHEN LIFTING A PAINT CAN. DX; RT.SHOULDER PA IN. LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 03/05/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
REACTION TO PAINT AT HOTEL - DIFFICULTY BREATHING CHEMICAL INTOLERANCE / DYSPNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2009Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT PAINTING HIS HOUSE AT HOME AND INHALED THE FUMES AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Ladders
PT PAINTING HIS HOUSE AND FELL ABOUT TEN FEET OFF A LADDER SUSTAINED AB RASIONS TO LOWER ARMS AND LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2009Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: 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
DYSPNEA, PNEUMONIA, & HUFFING:PT COVERED IN GREEN PAIN,SLIGHT GOLD TINGE TO CHEST,S.O.B., CONCERNED PT MAY BE "HUFFING" PAINT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/31/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT PAINTING HIS HOUSE YESTERDAY AND GOT SOME PAINT IN RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2009Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT PAINTING HER HOUSE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT WAS PAINTING CAR IN GARAGE AND PASSED OUT. DX: SYNCOPE, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, FOREHEAD LAC 4 CM & 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
LOW BACK INJURY FROM LIFTING PAINT CAN AND TWISTING. DX-ACUTE LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLIPPED ON THE FRESHLY PAINTED TILE FLOOR OF HER LAWYERS OFFICE AND STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT PAINTING YESTERDAY AND GOT PAINT ON HANDS NOW THEY ARE RED AND SWOLL EN CONTACT DERMATITIS TO HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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