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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 260
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Thermostats |
| PT GOT UP FROM BED TO CHANGE THERMOSTAT, FELT LEG WEAKNESS & FELL TO GR OUND. ETOH. D:FALL, CHF, ETOH, ARF, HYPERKALEMIA, ETOH ABUSE/DEPENDENCE |
| 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: 01/02/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Thermostats, Heaters or heating systems |
| PT WENT TO CHANGE THERMOSTAT AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION IN BASEMENT HEATER EXPLODED ,SMOKE INHALATION ,FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2003 | Age: 41 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Thermostats, Stools |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK - SHOCK ENTERED FOREARM EXITED THROUGH LEFT HAND - FROM FURNACE THERMOSTAT - 120 VOLT HOUSE CURRENT - FELL OFF STOOL BROKE CURR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Thermostats, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT AT HOME SMELLED GAS OPENED WINDOW AND TURNED DOWN THERMOSTAT AND WEN T TO SLEEP AND WOKE UP AND SMELLED MORE GAS THEN TURNED OFF FURNACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2001 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Thermostats |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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