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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 830
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/23/2010 | Age: 18 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: Clothing irons |
| 18 YOF DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO RT FOREARM - S/P HX OF BURN BY FLAT IRON YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE DX BURN OF UNSPECIFIED DEGREE TO LT ARM. PT TOUCHED HOT IRON AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 23 YOF DROPPED IRON ON L FA DX: BURN TO L FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| DROPPED A FLAT IRON ON L FOREARM DX BURN L FOREARM * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | 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: Clothing irons |
| DX FOREARM BURN: FOREARM BURN, REACH'G ACROSS A CLOTHES IRON & ACC IMPACTED THE ULNAR SIDE OF PROX FOREARM W THE HEATED SURFACE OF IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18 YOF BURNED ARM AT HOME WITH HOT IRON 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| ACC A HOT IRON FELL ONTO HER BURNING FOREARM >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURN TO ARM FROM HOT FLAT CLOTHES IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | 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: Clothing irons |
| 17 Y/O BURNED FOREARM WITH CLOTHING IRON. DX-FURN FOREARM, PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURN TO L FA ON IRON DX; HEALING BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURNED FOREARM ON A HOT IRON BUT LEFT WITHOUT BEING TREATED |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT TRIPPED AND RAN INTO HOT CLOTHES IRON. D: BURN TO LEFT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT FOREARM-SUS BURN TO LEFT FOREARM ON A HOT IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2007 | 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: Clothing irons |
| BURN: BURNED RT FOREARM ON IRON LAST MONDAY AND NOW IS INFECTED 30 WEEKS GESTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2007 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN INJURY TO LT ARM WHILE USING A HOT IRON AT HOME THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT LOWER ARM ON A CLOTHING IRON THERM AL BURN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 19 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: Clothing irons |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED A HOT IRON, BURN TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 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: 04/17/2006 | 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: 09/23/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| TOUCHED HOT PART OF IRON BURN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT BURNED LEFT ARM WITH IRON. SWELLING AND BLISTERING. DX: SECOND DEGR EE BURN - SKIN ARM LEFT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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