Accidents - Thermostats - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 372
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	6
Year 1998:	24
Year 1999:	76
Year 2001:	16
Year 2003:	59
Year 2005:	131
Year 2007:	28
Year 2008:	6
Year 2009:	6
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	288	Head:	41
Ear:	16	All Of Body:	12
Hand:	6	Face:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
RT MIDDLE FINGER LAC.4YOF LACERATED FINGER ON A RUSTY THERMOSTAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
FELL AGAINST THERMOSTAT;DX LACERATED FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
SLICED FINGER ON A ***. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
CUT (R) 2ND FINGER PAD ON A THERMOSTAT DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2007	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Thermostats
PT W/POSS MERCURY EXPOSURE X1 WK FROM BROKEN THERMOSTAT AT HOME,NO MERC URY SEEN IN THERMOMETER OR ON GROUND,ACTING NORMAL;TOXIC CHEM EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/13/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Thermostats
PT W/POSS MERCURY EXPOSURE X1 WK FROM BROKEN THERMOSTAT AT HOME,NO MERC URY SEEN IN THEMOMETER OR ON GROUND,ACTING NORMAL;TOXIC CHEM EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
PT LAC LT THUMB ON THERMOSTAT KNOB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
4Y/M CUT HIS FINGER ON A THERMOSTAT AT HOME TODAY; 1.5CM RIGHT 4TH DIGI T LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
PT CUT RT 4TH FINGER ON A THERMOSTAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2005	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
CUT FINGER ON A THERMOSTAT DX: R 3RD FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
PT. SLICED L INDEX FIGNER ON METAL OF THERMOSTAT. DX. LAC L INDEX FING ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Thermostats
STUCK THERMOMETER INTO EAR CANAL;EAR TRAUMA NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2001	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/1999	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/1999	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/1998	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/1997	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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