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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 82
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT USED MERCURY THERMOMETER TO TAKE HIS TEMPERATURE 4 DAYS AGO, BR OKE THERMOMETER SPILLING ON FLOOR, EXP OVER WEEK, TOLD MOM TODAY; EXPOS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| BROTHER BROKE THERMOMETER 4 DAYS AGO, MERCURY SPILLED ON FLOOR, FAMILY FOUND OUT TODAY, PT WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN; MERCURY EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/20/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: First aid equipment, Beds or bedframes |
| FOUND IN BED WITH BROKEN THERMOMETER, WAS CHEWING ON IT AND IT BROKE/ MERCURY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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