Accidents - Thermometers - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,375
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	191
Year 1998:	86
Year 2000:	100
Year 2001:	217
Year 2002:	26
Year 2003:	267
Year 2005:	135
Year 2006:	77
Year 2007:	204
Year 2008:	36
Year 2009:	31

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	389	All Of Body:	322
Upper Leg:	153	Ear:	147
Face:	107	Mouth:	91
Eyeball:	86	Head:	50
Foot:	14	Finger:	6
Unkown:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermometers
PT SUSTAINED EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL ABRASION AFTER SHE ACCIDENTALLY POKED IT WITH A THERMOMETER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermometers
PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY MOUTH INSERING THERMOMETER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Thermometers
PT DX ACCIDENTAL INGESTION - S/P MOTHER FOUND PT CHEWING A BROKEN THERMOMETER + RED DYE ON LIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Thermometers
PT WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY A BAROMETER THAT FELL ABOUT 5 FT. NO LOC. WEIGHS ABOUT 3 LBS. SEEMS LETHARGIC. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
DX R SUPERFICIAL FOOT LAC: 2CM LAC TO R FOOT FROM STEPPING ON BROKEN GLASS THERMOMETER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermometers
OLDER SISTER STUCK THERMOMETER IN PTS EAR, EAR BLEEDING, ABRASION EAR C ANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 3 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: Thermometers
PT MAY HAVE DRANK FLUID FROM A *** THERMOMETER- FLUID TASTES BITTERDX: LIQUID USUALLYIS WATER- NON TOXIC INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2007	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Thermometers
CHEWING ON THERMOMETER CASE, C/O CHOKING, DX; INGESTION OF SMALL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Thermometers
MERCURY POISONING, PT INGESTED MERCURY FROM A BROKEN THERMOMETHER AT HOME, PT #2.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Thermometers
MERCURY POISONING, PT INGESTED MERCURY FROM BROKEN THERMOMETER AT HOME, PT #1.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2006	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermometers
PT STUCK A THERMOMETER IN HIS EAR ; EAR BLEEDING. D: RIGHT EAR CANAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 2 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: Thermometers
BENIGN INGESTION/2YOM DRANK LIQUID FROM OUTDOOR THERMOMETER AT 10:30AM. WAS INSIDE ON WINDOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermometers
LITTLE SISTER POKED THERMOMETER IN THE RIGHT EAR. CONTUSION TO RIGHT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Thermometers
2 YOM BIT THE TIP OFF AN OUTDOOR THERMOMETER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
PT. FEL W/A SMALL MEAT THERMOMETER IN HER HAND, STUCK IN FOREHEAD. DX. LAC FH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermometers
PT BIT A THERMOMETER, FB IN MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 2 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, Methyl alcohol
FOUND CHEWING ON OUTSIDE THERMOMETER 15-20MINUTES PTA. CHOKING & VOMITI NG X 3. INGESTION OF BROKEN GLASS & ALCOHOL (NO MERCURY)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermometers
BROUGHT FROM DAYCARE TO ED WITH BLOOD FROM RIGHT EAR. PLAYING WITH A THEROMETER AND STICKING IN EAR. DX. ABRASION TO EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
PT BROKE THE TOP OF THE THERMOMETER AND IT BROKE LAC MOUTH. DX MOUTH L AC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2003	Age: 4 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: Thermometers
TOLD MOM HE SWALLOWED MERCURY FROM THERMOMETER HE SHOWED HER IN PIECES; THAT WERE BROKEN FROM IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Thermometers
CHILD FOUND OUTSIDE STORE WITH 2 PIECES OF ALCOHOL THERMOMETER. SOME FR AGMENTS IN MOUTH. D:POSSIBLE SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2002	Age: 4 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
BIT END OF AQAUARIUM THERMOMETER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Thermometers
INGESTION, POISONING - CHILD BROKE A THERMOMETER AND MOM COULDN'T FINDT IP AND THINKS CHILD INGESTED THE TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Thermometers
PT BIT INTO THERMOMETER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2001	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Thermometers, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/23/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
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: 10/11/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2000	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1998	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers, Beds
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/1997	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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