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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 780
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/27/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermometers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 53YOM WAS AT HOME, TRIPPED OFER A FRIDGE THERMOMITER THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT 5TH TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Thermometers, Screwdrivers |
| 75YOM TRYING TO PRY A THERMOMETER OFF HIS WALL WITH A SCREWDRIVER AND I T SLIPPED SUSTAINED A PW TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermometers |
| CUT RT HAND ON MEAT THERMOMETER. DX: MINOR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermometers |
| PT STEPPED ON A THERMOMETER AND LACERATED FOOT. DX: LEFT FOOT LACERATION. |
| 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: 01/11/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermometers |
| WAS IN GYM @ SCHOOL WHEN A THERMOMETER BROKE & FACE STARTED TO BLEED--- "TINY" SKIN LAC (FACE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Thermometers |
| 58 YOM STRUCK OWN LEFT HAND WITH A MEAT THERMOMETER AT HOME SUSTAINING A PUNCTURE WOUND OF LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermometers |
| PT. BROKE ANTIQUE BAROMETER LAST NIGHT AND MERCURY RAN OVER HAND. DX. MERCURY EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Thermometers |
| 2ND DEG BURN R FT/53YOF AT HOME LAST PM, KICKED A BAROMETER & THE LIQUI D SPILLED ONTO HER R FOOT. DIDN'T HURT AT FIRST. AWOKE AT 3AM WITH BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Thermometers |
| PT CHECKING HIS OUTSIDE THERMOMETER WHEN HE FELL FRACTURED RIGHT UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Thermometers, Other ovens |
| CHEMICAL INHALATION - 52 YOF INHALED VAPORS FROM A MERCURY THERMOMETER THAT BROKE IN AN OVEN AND VAPORIZED, 3 FAMILY MEMBERS AFFECTED ALSO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 55 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, Other ovens |
| CHEMICAL INHALATION - 55 YOM INHALED VAPORS FROM A MERCURY THERMOMETER THAT BROKE IN THE OVEN AND VAPORIZED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| 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: 12/08/1997 | Age: 76 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: Thermometers, Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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