Accidents - Thermometers - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 577
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	67
Year 2000:	36
Year 2001:	105
Year 2003:	139
Year 2005:	66
Year 2007:	85
Year 2010:	76

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	389
6-15 years old:	109
16-25 years old:	77

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Thermometers
6YOM BIT OFF END OF AQUARIUM THERMOMETER, RESULTING IN NON TOXIC INGEST ION AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Thermometers
PT DX ACCIDENTAL INGESTION - PT BIT OFF THE HEAD OF A THERMOMETER - C/O BAD TASTE IN MOUTH.
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: 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: 08/26/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Thermometers
APPROX 1830 SHE ATE ROAST, CHEWED, SWALLOWED SOMETHING CRUNCHY, NOTED BROKEN END OF MEAT THERMOMETER, RED STAIN ON MEAT. DX SUSPECT FB SWALLO
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: 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: 11/01/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		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: 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: 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

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