Accidents - Thermometers - 50+ years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 137
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Accidents - Body Parts:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/12/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Thermometers
MERCURY EXPOSURE; BAROMETER BROKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Thermometers
PT BROKE A THERMOMETER SPILLING FLUID ON HIS LEFT SIDE DX: 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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