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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 351
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermostats |
| LACERATION HEAD - 36 YOF STATES SHE HIT HER HEAD AGAINST THERMOSTAT CAU SING SMALL LAC TO TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermostats |
| ELBOW LAC FROM THERMOSTAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermostats, Ceilings and walls |
| BENT OVER AND WHEN HE RAINED UP HIT BACK OF HEAD ON THERMOSTAT ON WALL, CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermostats |
| 8 Y/O M C/O LAC TO TOP OF HEAD - HIT HEAD ON THERMOSTAT. DX: HEAD INJUR Y SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermostats |
| FELL BACKWARDS WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST THERMOSTAT. DX. SMALL CUTS ON HEAD, SKIN TEAR L ELBOW, ABRA L SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/08/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermostats |
| HIT HEAD ON METAL CAGE AROUND THERMOSTAT AT SCHOOL DX LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermostats |
| PT GOT UP TO CHANGE THE THERMOSTAT AT HOME STRUCK LEFT SIDE OF FAC E AGAINST THE THERMOSTAT LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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