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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 267
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/20/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermometers |
| PT. FEL W/A SMALL MEAT THERMOMETER IN HER HAND, STUCK IN FOREHEAD. DX. LAC FH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermometers |
| PT BIT A THERMOMETER, FB IN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Thermometers, Methyl alcohol |
| FOUND CHEWING ON OUTSIDE THERMOMETER 15-20MINUTES PTA. CHOKING & VOMITI NG X 3. INGESTION OF BROKEN GLASS & ALCOHOL (NO MERCURY) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermometers |
| BROUGHT FROM DAYCARE TO ED WITH BLOOD FROM RIGHT EAR. PLAYING WITH A THEROMETER AND STICKING IN EAR. DX. ABRASION TO EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermometers |
| PT BROKE THE TOP OF THE THERMOMETER AND IT BROKE LAC MOUTH. DX MOUTH L AC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Thermometers |
| TOLD MOM HE SWALLOWED MERCURY FROM THERMOMETER HE SHOWED HER IN PIECES; THAT WERE BROKEN FROM IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Thermometers |
| CHILD FOUND OUTSIDE STORE WITH 2 PIECES OF ALCOHOL THERMOMETER. SOME FR AGMENTS IN MOUTH. D:POSSIBLE SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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