Accidents - Thermometers - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 792
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	132
Year 2000:	90
Year 2001:	55
Year 2002:	15
Year 2004:	87
Year 2005:	226
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	84

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Arm:	230	Finger:	213
Foot:	134	Elbow:	83
Hand:	66	All Of Body:	32
Eyeball:	16	Neck:	15

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: 10/22/2008	Age: 43 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: Thermometers
PT WITH MERCURY EXPOSURE FROM BROKEN THERMOMETER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Thermometers
SUSTAINED PUNCTUE WOUND TO LOWER ARM FROM MEAT THERMOMETER
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: 10/16/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermometers
29 YR OLD FEMALE STRUCK ELBOW ON THERMOMETER CONTUSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
CHILD KNOCKED THERMOMETER OFF AND SHE SLIPPED AND CUT FOOT DX RIGHT FOOT LACERATION
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: 11/12/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
A COOKING THERMOMETER EXPLODED AND CUT ARM AND SIDE OF FACE - PT. IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE MERCURY IN THERMOMETER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2004	Age: 27 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: Thermometers
TOXIC EFFECTS TO MERCURY FROM THERMOMETER-PT INJECTED MERCURY INTO WRIS T, ANKLE, & HIP-"JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Thermometers
26 Y.O. B MALE W/PW TO NECK. PT STS HE WAS ACCIDENTLY STABBED W/COOKING THERMOMETER @ HOME. E9179
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: 04/06/2001	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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: 12/30/2000	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/1998	Age: 42 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1998	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Thermometers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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