Pool chemical injuries in emergency departments by injury diagnosis U.S. 2015-2017

This statistic shows the number of pool chemical injuries treated in emergency departments in the U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by injury diagnosis. During this time there were around 5,245 poisoning injuries from pool chemicals treated in emergency departments in the United States.

Number of pool chemical injuries treated in emergency departments in the U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by injury diagnosis

Characteristic	Number of injuries
Poisoning*	5,245
Dermatitis or conjunctivitis	3,745
Chemical burns	2,588
Other or not stated**	1,930

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Release date

May 2019

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United States

Survey time period

2015 to 2017

Supplementary notes

* Poisoning includes inhalation of vapors, fumes, or gases, as well as ingestion.

** Other diagnoses (sample case counts): other or not stated (N = 26), contusions or abrasions (six), submersion (three), fracture (two), laceration (two), anoxia (two), radiation (two), internal organ injury (one), foreign body (one), aspiration (one), and thermal burn (one).

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