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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 821
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK HEAD ON A IRON AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2003 | 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: Clothing irons |
| BURN R HAND FROM IRON DX: BURN R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 22 Y.O. W FEMALE W/BURN TO LEG. PT KNOCKED THE IRON OVER & IT FELL ON H ER LEG @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| STATES SHE BURNED HER HAND WHILE IRONING CLOTHES DX BURN TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT CUT LEFT ELBOW ON AN "ANGLE IRON" AT HOME LACERATION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT DROPPED IRON, 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT THIGH AND ABD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| HOT IRON FELL ON HER EYELID DX: 2CM EYELID BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Clothing irons, Hot water |
| IRON CAUGHT FIRE HOT WATER SPIILLED FROM IRON WRIST HOT H2O TO RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| HOT IRON FELL ON RT ANKLE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN RT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| IRON FELL ON PT'S HEAD. DX. LAC FH, CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 23 YO F HIT IN FACE WITH CLOTHING IRON FX FACIAL BONES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURNED FINGER WHILE IRONING DX LT FINGER BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| HOT IRON FELL ONTO L HAND, BURN L OUTER HAND, PN L THUMB DX: FX L 1ST METACARPAL, SMALL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| STATES SHE DROPPED A IRON ON HER FOOT DX LT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| RT UPPER ARM BURN-HIT ARM ON A HOT IRON-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CLOTHES IRON FELL FROM SHELF AND HIT HEAD LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN UNPLUGGING A IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| HEMATOMA/CONTUS R FOOT; IRON FELL ON FOOR 30 MIN AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| IRON FELL APPROX. 5 FEET AND HIT BACK OF PT'S HEAD. D: CLOSED HEAD INJU RY, SCALP CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Clothing irons, Day wear |
| PT DROPPED IRON ON TOE 1 WEEK AGO. BLOOD ON SOCK YESTERDAY. TOE SEEMS W ORSE. D: CRUSH INJURY, GREAT TOE; POSSIBLE CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons, Extension cords |
| PATIENT PLUGGED IRON INTO EXTENSION CORD, SPARKS FLEW INTO EYE; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 22 YO FEMALE DROPPED IRON ON LEFT FOOT LAST NIGHT FRACTURE GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT REPORTS IRON FALLING ON FOOT C/O FOOT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| DROPPED IRON ON HAND DX CONTUSION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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