Accidents - Thermometers - 50+ years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 115
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Accidents - Body Parts:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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

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