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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,196
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other Irons |
| IRON FELL ON FINGER - SOFT TISSUE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other Irons |
| 18 Y/O F C/O LAC. TO HEAD. AN IRON FELL ON HER HEAD. DX. CONT TO HEAD A ND LAC TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PULLING ON ELECTRICAL CORD OF IRON THAT WAS STUCK PULLED HARD CORD BROK E CAUSING HER TO HIT SELF IN NOSE DX EPISTAXIS & NASAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT WHO SUFFERED 1ST DEGREE BURN TO LT ARM WITH THE IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| BURN TO POSTERIOR SURFACE OF R HAND.IRON FELL ON HAND.DX 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT FELL ONTO IRON INJURING CHEST AFTER SMOKING MARIJUANA DX:MARIJUANA SMONKING, BURN TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT BURNED FINGER ON IRON AT HOME DX:2ND DEGREE BURN TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| HOT IRON FELL ONTO PALM BURNING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| 20 Y.O. W MALE W/BURN TO FOREARM. PT BURNED SELF ON IRON @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| IRON FELL ON PT'S UPPER LEG. DX. 2 DEG BURN TO L THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other Irons |
| C.O R SHOULDER PAIN AFTE IRONING THIS MORNING. DX. R SHOULDER PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| SUSTAINED BURNS TO PALM OF LEFT HAND WHEN A HOT IRON FELL ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other Irons |
| WAS IRONING AND FELT BACK GIVE WAY RESULTING IN A BACK SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT BURNED ARM ON IRON. DX: BURN R FOREARM, MILD CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| IRON BURN TO LEFT HIP 4 DAYS AGO. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other Irons |
| LEFT FOOT CONTUSION.PT HAD AN IRON FALL ON FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT BURNED FOREARM ON THE IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| 1ST AND 2ND DEG BURN TO HAND. PT TOUCHED A HOT IRON AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| SECOND DEGREE BYRN LEFT THUMB - BURNED THUMB ON AN IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| BURNS (R) THIGH, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT IRON AT HOME, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other Irons |
| IRON FELL ON HEAD DX. SCALP ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| BURNS 1&2ND DEGREE LWR BACK, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT IRON AT HOME, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other Irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| DX HEAD LACERATION: IRON FELL FROM SHELF ONTO HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| LT FOREARM BURNED-HIT A HOT IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| RT 2ND DEGREE BURN FOREARM.PT BURNED FOREARM ON A HOT IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other Irons |
| ACCIDENTLY HIT WITH AN IRONLAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RT ARM.PT WAS USING A HOT IRON AND IT FELL AND B URNED PTS ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| 17 Y.O. W FEMALE W/BURN TO FOREARM. PT BURNED SELF W/STRAIGHTENING IRON . E9248 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO FOREARM FROM IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| FIRST DEGREE BURN LEFT HAND - GRABBED A HOT IRON DID NOT KNOW IT WAS PL UGGED IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| LEANED BACKWARD AND TOUCHED UPPER BACK ON A HOT IRON, BURNED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| UPPER ARM BURN - BUMPED INTO A HOT IRON, SWELLING AND BLISTERS TO UPPER LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other Irons |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN IRON FELL AND STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| IRON FELL ON LEFT LEG LAST NIGHT PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT REPORTS BURNING HAND ON IRON AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons, Floors or flooring materials |
| LT HAND 2ND DEGREE BURNS-@ HOME-WHILE IRONING-HAD A SEIZURE-FELL TO THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other Irons |
| IRON FELL ON FOOT - CONTUSION TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other Irons |
| PT SUST. BURN TO HAND FROM IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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