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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 322
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Thermometers |
| PT DX ACCIDENTAL INGESTION - S/P MOTHER FOUND PT CHEWING A BROKEN THERMOMETER + RED DYE ON LIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2007 | Age: 3 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 |
| 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: 01/11/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 01/11/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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 |
| Date: 03/21/2006 | Age: 2 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 |
| BENIGN INGESTION/2YOM DRANK LIQUID FROM OUTDOOR THERMOMETER AT 10:30AM. WAS INSIDE ON WINDOW. |
| 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: 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: 10/28/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BIT END OF AQAUARIUM THERMOMETER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Thermometers |
| INGESTION, POISONING - CHILD BROKE A THERMOMETER AND MOM COULDN'T FINDT IP AND THINKS CHILD INGESTED THE TIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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