Accidents - Clothing irons - 26-50 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,401
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	201	Lower Arm:	194
Foot:	165	Toe:	128
Upper Trunk:	99	Upper Arm:	74
Elbow:	71	Knee:	71
Finger:	69	Lower Trunk:	64
All Of Body:	60	Ankle:	58
Upper Leg:	45	Hand:	31
Lower Leg:	29	Face:	16
Eyeball:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/14/2004	Age: 42 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.'S HEADACHE BEGAN AFTER BURNING HERSELF WITH A HOT CLOTHING IRON AT HOME. DX-SUPERFICIAL BURN RIGHT FOREARM, HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2004	Age: 38 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
RT HAND BURN.PT HAD A HOT IRON FALL ON HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothing irons
PT STATED AN IRON DROPPED ON HEAD, SUSTAINED" MINOR SCALP LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 42 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT HAD AN ELECTRIC IRON FALL FROM A SHELF AND STRUCK PT IN HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
PT DROPPED IRON ON FOOT SUSTAINED" RT FOOT CONTUSION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2004	Age: 35 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
1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN RT UPPER EXTREMITY.PT BURNED UPPER EXTREMITY ON STEAM FROM AN IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothing irons, Clothing
PT HAD CHEST PX WHILE IRONING CLOTHES. DX: MUSKULOSKELETAL CHEST PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2004	Age: 29 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: Burns, Scald
Product: Clothing irons, Day wear
IRONING SHIRT AND GOT STEAM BURNS TO ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT BURNED HER STOMACH WITH THE IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothing irons
STATES SHE WAS IRONING AND IT FELL ON FOOT DX RT FOOT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2004	Age: 39 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 DROPPED A CLOTHES IRON ON HER FOOT. DX. FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2004	Age: 48 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: Clothing irons
PT DROPPED IRON ON LEG 4 DAYS AGO. DX: L LEG BURN W/INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2004	Age: 33 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: Clothing irons
PT SUST BURN TO LEG FROM IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2004	Age: 45 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
TOUCHED HOT IRON BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2004	Age: 46 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
BURNS 2ND DEGREE R FOREARM, PT STS INJURY WITH A HOT IRON AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLISTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2004	Age: 28 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
FOREARM BURN-@ HOME-BURNED ON A HOT IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2004	Age: 39 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: Clothing irons
39 YO F BURN HAND ON IRON BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothing irons, Day wear
PATIENT BEGAN TO HAVE LOW BACK PAIN WHILE TURNING AROUND WHILE IRONING, LAYED A SHIRT OUT , DX-ACUTE LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
CONTUSION R GREAT TOE, PT STS SUST WITH A FALLING IRON, C/O PAIN, SWELL ING, TENDERNESS, REDNESS, NO FX OR DISLOCATION, HX OF DIABETES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2004	Age: 34 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
34 YOF WAS ON BOTTOM OF HER CLOSET REACHING FOR A BOOK & HER IRON FELL OFF SHELF HIT HER ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2004	Age: 39 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, Floors or flooring materials
BURNED ON AN IRON WHEN SHE ROLLED ONTO IT ON THE FLOOR. DX- R UPPER ARM SECOND DEGREE THERMAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
SECOND DEGREE BURN LT ARM (NEAR ELBOW) BURNED 3 DAYS AGO WHEN ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED A HOT IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials
IRON FELL ON HEAD, FELL ON FLOOR DX: LT. KNEE SPRAIN, R/O CEREBRAS CONCUSSION, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
BURN FOOT - 45 YOF SUSTAINED A 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HER RIGHT FOOT AFTER STEPPING ON A HOT IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
CLOTHING IRON FELL ON LATERAL ASPECT OF ANKLE. DX- R ANKLE CONTUSION, N ECK PAIN FROM MOVING TOO FAST AFTER IRON FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothing irons
PT DROPPED IRON ON LEG. DX: R LEG CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothing irons
LAC TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY A CLOTHS IRON AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothing irons
48 YO MALE WAS IRONING AT ***, WATER LEAKED FROM IRON AND HIT CORD - ELECTRICAL SHOCK RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothing irons
48 Y/O W/FM CUT FINGER ON IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 34 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 DROPPED IRON ON FOOT. DX: R FOOT CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothing irons
PATIENT DROPPED IRON ON RIGHT 5TH TOE. DX: FRACTURE R 5TH TOE AND LACER ATION. INCIDENT HAPPENED AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothing irons
48 YO BF - ACUTE THORACIC/ABDOMINAL MUSCLE SPRAIN/SPASM - HAS BEEN DOIN G A LOT OF IRONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
34 YO MALE HIT FACE ON HOT IRON SECOND DEGREE BURN - FACE AND EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothing irons
I WAS UNPLUGGING IRON AND GOT ZAPPED C/O DIZZINESS NAUSEA BOTH ARMS ACH ING ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothing irons
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS IRONING AND TWISTED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothing irons
FOOT FX-DROPPED AN IRON ON FOOT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS HIT BY IRON FROM TOP SHELF. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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