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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 878
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURN FOREARM - 19 YOM PRESENTS WITH A BURN SUSTAINED TO LEFT FOREARM AF TER CONTACT WITH A HOT IRON ONE WEEK EARLIER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURNED CHEST WITH IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURN GENITAL AREA.PT.REFERS WHILE IRONING ACCIDENTALLY BURN GENITAL ARE A. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2006 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT IRON FELL AND HIT LEG DX// 2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| FIRST DEGREE BURN TO LEFT PALM FROM AN IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| ELECTRICAL THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT PALM STATUS POST IRON FIRE ERUPTS (SHORTED). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT STATES AND IRON FELL 3 FEET AND HIT HIS ARM AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 24 YO FEMALE WAS HIT ON LEFT ANKLE BY IRON ABRASION LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 23 YO FEMALE WAS HIT ON HEAD BY IRON HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| HAND CT-GIRLFRIEND HIT PT W/ AN IRON-@ HOME-INTENT NOT OBVIOUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing irons, Day wear |
| LEFT WRIST SPR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN PICKING UP AN IRON TO IRON CLOTH ES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| DX RIGHT HAND BURN: GRABBED HOT CLOTHING IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CHI,HIT WITH IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT FELL OVER IRON CORDAND IRON HIT FACE CAUSING LACERATION OF RIGHT UPPER CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 19 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: Clothing irons |
| BURN LEFT FOREARM-SUS A BURN TO LEFT FOREARM AFTR SHE TOUCHED IT ON AN IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| LEFT GREAT TOE CRUSH INJURY.PT DROPPED AN IRON ON TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURN ARM UNPLUGGING IRON LEFT FOREARM 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A METAL IRON THAT FELL FROM A SHELF AT HOME LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| LEFT HAND BURN. PT TOUCHED HAND AGAINST A HOT IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| B URNED THUMB ON A HOT IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT HAD IRON FALL ON FOOT; FOOT CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO TOE ON IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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