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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,079
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/30/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| 7YOM GOT INTO PARENT'S FIRST AID KIT, & STARTED SCREAMING- HE WASHOLDIN G AN AMMONIA INHALANT- TONGUE PAIN, & LIP. DX: ALKALI INGEST. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 10/10/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment, Trampolines |
| PT WAS JUMPING ON TRAMPOLINE WITH A GLASS THERMOMETER & THE THERM. BROK E PT POSSIBLY INGESTED THE MERCURY DX ACC. INGESTION OF MERCURY* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT USED MERCURY THERMOMETER TO TAKE HIS TEMPERATURE 4 DAYS AGO, BR OKE THERMOMETER SPILLING ON FLOOR, EXP OVER WEEK, TOLD MOM TODAY; EXPOS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| BROTHER BROKE THERMOMETER 4 DAYS AGO, MERCURY SPILLED ON FLOOR, FAMILY FOUND OUT TODAY, PT WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN; MERCURY EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/20/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment, Beds or bedframes |
| FOUND IN BED WITH BROKEN THERMOMETER, WAS CHEWING ON IT AND IT BROKE/ MERCURY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| PTS MOTHER WAS TAKING TEMPERATURE AND THE PATIENT BIT THE MERCURY THERM OMETER POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| INGESTED MERCURY FROM A THERMOMETER. DX POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES THERMOMETER BROKE IN PT'S MOUTH AND CHILD INGESTED MERCURY AND GLASS, DX: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF MERCURY AND GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| BROKE THERMOMETER IN MOUTH AND POSSIBLY SWALLOWED MERCURY AND GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| BEGAN VIBRATORY SHAKING AND FEELING NAUSEAS TODAY WHILE REMOVING GAUZE SEEING BLOOD,PASSED OUT/HIT HEAD,NO LOC; HIT HEAD S/P VASOVAGAL EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| CUT LEG 3 DYS AGO, APPLIED ?CREAM/OINTMENT C ***, NOW C ITCHING&RASH. " ALLERGIC RXN TO CREAM/OINTMENT/BANDAGE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| PATIENT BIT DOWN ON GLASS THERMOMETER AT HOME, COULD NOT FIND MERCURY T IP, MAY HAVE SWALLOWED; POSSIBLE FB/MERCURY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| PT TAKING HER TEMPERATURE WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY BIT OFF END OF MERCURY THERMOMETER. UNSURE IF SHE SWALLOWED IT. D:POSS. FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| FOUND WITH THERMOMETER IN MOUTH DX: SUPP. MERCURY INJESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| TOOK BANDAGE OFF OFF BLOOD TEST SIGHT AND FAINTED;VASOVAGAL EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2001 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2001 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2001 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2001 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2000 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/1998 | Age: 13 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: First aid equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/1998 | Age: 7 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: First aid equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/1997 | Age: 8 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: First aid equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/1997 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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