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Accidents - Steam irons - Year 2002 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 321
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Date: 12/25/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Steam irons
AT SISTER'S HOME, BURNED LEFT HAND ON CLOTHES WITH STEAM IRON, IRON WAS LEFT UNATTENDED. DX. BURN ON PALM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2002Age: 8 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Steam irons
PT. GRABBED A HOT IRON AND GOT A STEAM BURN TO LT. PALM, AT HOMEDX: BUR N TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2002Age: 6 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Steam irons, Floors or flooring materials
GRABBED HOT IRON THAT BROTHER HAD ON FLOOR AT HOME- BURNED RT. HAND DX: BURN TO RT. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2002Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Steam irons, Clothing
ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED HOT PRESSING IRON MOTHER WAS USING TO IRON CLOTHES. BURN INJURY LT HAND-SUPERFICIAL@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2002Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Steam irons
WAS IRONING BURNED HAND DX BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2002Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Steam irons, Doorsills or frames
PT REACHING FOR IRON IN TOP OF CLOSET, JAMMED HAND INTO DOOR FRAME, LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2002Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Steam irons
PT BURNED HAND ON IRON, BURN R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Steam irons
PT. BURNED HER HAND ON A STEAM IRON BURNS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Steam irons
2 YOM BURNED HAND ON IRON BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Steam irons
14 Y.O. B MALE W/BURN TO HAND. PT BURNED SELF ON STEAM IRON @ HOME .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2002Age: 21 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Steam irons
PT TOUCHED A HOT STEAM IRON AT HOME THAT MOTHER JUST UNPLUGGED, TH ERMAL BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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