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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,271
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 26 YO STATES IRON FELL OFF THE SHELF HITTING HEAD DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HIT IN HEAD BY IRON THAT FELL OFF SHELF/ CONCUSSION W/O LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 26 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 REPORTS, BURNED BACK OF THIGH W IRON AT HOME LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 29 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, Day wear |
| HAS A BURN FROM USING AN IRON, TO MAKE A T-SHIRT - LT FOREARM. DX: 1CM X 4CM 2ND DEGREE BURN LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2009 | Age: 40 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 |
| RT HAND BURN.PT BURNED HAND ON A CLOTHES IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons, Ironing boards or covers |
| IRON FELL FROM IRONING BOARD,HIT HEAD HEAD CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2009 | Age: 39 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 |
| PT WITH BURNS TO LOWER ARM FROM AN IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| PT WAS USING IRON AND BURNED RIGHT HAND ON THE IRON, BURN TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURNED WITH ELECTRIC IRON PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| LAC HEAD ON IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 48 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 |
| PT HAD AN IRON FALL ON RIGHT FOOT, CONTUSION TO TOP OF RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| RT INDEX FINGER LAC.PT WAS USING AN IRON AND IT FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CONTUSION RT GREAT TOE-SUS INJ TO RT GREAT TOE WHEN SHE DROPPED AN IRON ON IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| DROPPED IRON ON FOOT AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN AN IRON FELL ON TOP OF PT'S HEAD C/O HEADACHE AND L AC TO TOP OF HEAD. DX: LACERATION ( NO REPAIR) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| TOUCHED HOT IRON DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 46 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 |
| HIT FOOT ON CLOTHING IRON CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 27 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, Tables |
| SISTER WAS IRONING CLOTHES, LEFT THE IRON ON, ON A BED SIDE TABLE&PT TO UCHED THE HOTSUFRACE OF THE IRON WITH HIS HAND>>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT HAD AN IRON FALL ON HEAD AT HOME. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| DX L GREAT TOE PN - BIPARTATE ACCESSORY BONE VS FX: C/O L GREAT TOE PN AFER DROP'G IRON ON IT. + SWOLLEN SL W SM SCRATCH ONT TOP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| IRON FELL ON BACK FROM TOP SHELF CONTUSION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| ACC BURNT LT PALM OF HAND ONTO A HOT IRON, +BLISTERING >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| L GREAT TOE PAIN, DROPPED IRON ON IT DX: TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| LEFT ARM BURN. PT DROPPED AN IRON ONTO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT STATES IRON FELL ON LT ARM AT HOME CELLULITIS LT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| OPENING/CLEANING CLOSET&ACC STRUCK FOREHEAD AGAINST ?IRON >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | 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 RECEIVED CONTUSION TO FOOT WHEN DROPPED IRON ON FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURNED THIGH ON HOT IRON GOINT TO UNPLUG IT WITH 1%TBSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 35 YO F CONTUSION TO FOOT DROPPED IRON ON FOOT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURNED PINKY FINGER ON A HOT IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT STATES IRON FELL AND HIT HER IN HEAD, SUS HEAD TRAUMA% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 42 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 |
| ACC DROPPED AN IRON ONTO FOOT THIS AM >>CONTS/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| REPORTS WAS SQUATTING DOWN TO PLUG IN SOMETHING WHEN AN IRON FELL ONTO TOP OF HEAD, NO LOC>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| DROPPED IRON ON LT FOOT. SWOLLEN. DX: CONTUSION LT 2 & 3RD TOES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Clothing irons, Hot water |
| SPILLED HOT WATER FROM IRON ONTO FOOT BURN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 42 YOF HAD IRON FALL ON LEFT WRIST LEFT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT SUSTAINED PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO HAND WHILE IRONING.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| FOOT STR. PT STRAINED FOOT WHEN DROPPING AN IRON ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| HAND BURNED W AN IRON WHEN TOUCHED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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