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Accidents - Thermometers - 0-5 years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 204
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:128Internal:70
Ear:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 06/20/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermometers
OLDER SISTER STUCK THERMOMETER IN PTS EAR, EAR BLEEDING, ABRASION EAR C ANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Thermometers
PT MAY HAVE DRANK FLUID FROM A *** THERMOMETER- FLUID TASTES BITTERDX: LIQUID USUALLYIS WATER- NON TOXIC INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2007Age: 10 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Thermometers
CHEWING ON THERMOMETER CASE, C/O CHOKING, DX; INGESTION OF SMALL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2007Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Thermometers
MERCURY POISONING, PT INGESTED MERCURY FROM A BROKEN THERMOMETHER AT HOME, PT #2.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Thermometers
MERCURY POISONING, PT INGESTED MERCURY FROM BROKEN THERMOMETER AT HOME, PT #1.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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