Accidents - Thermometers - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 876
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	96
Year 1999:	137
Year 2000:	145
Year 2001:	38
Year 2003:	78
Year 2004:	65
Year 2005:	105
Year 2006:	86
Year 2009:	122

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	346
16-25 years old:	201
26-50 years old:	213
50+ years old:	107

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/10/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermometers
STUCK MEAT THERMOMETER THRU FINGER IMPALING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
PT CUT THUMB ON METAL THERMOMETER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
PT HAS LAC ON MIDDLE FINGER FROM A BROKEN THERMOMETER DX;; LAC 3RD FINGER (L) HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
39 YO BROKE THERMOMETER INJURED FINGER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
CUT WITH REFRIGERATOR THEROMETER AT SCHOOL LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
PT BROKE A MERCURY GLASS THERMOMETER AT SCHOOL. DX: 1 CM L THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Thermometers, Grills
BURNED FINGER ON A HOT MEAT THERMOMETER ON THE GRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers, Other ranges or ovens
PLACING THERMOMETER INTO A PLUNGER TO TEST STOVE TEMPERATURE LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
CUT FINGER ON A THERMOMETER AT SCHOOL LACERATION RIGHT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A PLASTIC THERMOMETER AND INJURED FINGER. DX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers, Hot tubs or home spas
LACERATION FINGER - 7 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB ON A HOT TUB THERMOM ETER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
CUT FINGER ON A THERMOMETER IN SCHOOL ( CHEM CLASS) DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2001	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers, Aquariums or accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2000	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2000	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/1999	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/1997	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/1997	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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