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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,460
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons, Clothing |
| 26 YOM W/PRIOR FINGER SURGERY LIFTED IRON TO IRON CLOTHES. DX: L HAND PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 30YOF BURNED LT HAND ON CLOTHES IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 40YO WHITE FEMALE IRONING & DROPPED HOT IRON ON R HAND DX R HAND CELLULITIS S/P 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 46 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 |
| DX 2ND DEG BURN, DORSAL L HAND: 46YOF BURN TO TOP L HAND F IRON @ HOME; NOW W SOME SWELL' & REDNESS SURROUND LESION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURNED RIGHT HAND WITH WARM IRON LAST WEEK HEALING BURN RT HAND * 36 Y/O W/F |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2010 | Age: 35 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 |
| 35YOF WAS AT HOME USING A CLOTHES IRON. BURNED LT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2010 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28YOF BURN HAND ON IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 43YOF WAS WORKING WITH HER IRON AT HOME WHEN ACCIDENTLY SMACKED IRON W L HAND DX L HAND CONTUSION |
| 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: 10/06/2009 | 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: 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: 08/16/2009 | 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: 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: 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: 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 |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Clothing irons, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| 44 YOF PLUGGED IRON WIRE INTO OUTLET AT HOTEL AND GOT SHOCK ELECTRICAL BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 46 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 |
| BURNED WITH IRON. DX- 3 CM BURN L HAND # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 31 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 |
| HAND BURN-GRABBED HOT CLOTHES IRON-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT BURNED L HAND ON IRON & BURNED R FOREARM DX AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/19/2007 | Age: 33 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 |
| PT BURNED RIGHT HAND WITH AN IRON SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT PRESENTS W/BURNS TO L HAND-PALM AFTER TOUCHING AN IRON AT 10:50. DX . 1-2 DEG BURN L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURNED HAND ON CLOTHES IRON DX: L HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2006 | Age: 32 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, Scald |
| Product: Clothing irons, Hot water |
| C/O PT STATES HOT WATER CAME OUT OF IRON ON HAND DX RT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT BURNED HAND ON HOT IRON 1 WK AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT C/O BURN WITH IRON. PT BURNED HAND ON IRON. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HA ND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURN TO L PALM W/IRON AT HOME DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 38 YOF 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND WITH STEAM IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2005 | Age: 41 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 |
| RT HAND BURN.PT BURNED HAND ON AN IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| DROPPED AN IRON ON HAND. DX. HAND INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURN LT.HAND.PT.REFERS BURN HAND WITH STEAM FROM IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURNED HAND WITH IRON AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BUR HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| IRON FELL FROM OVERHEAD SHELF, HIT DORSUM R HAND AT HOME. DX. CONTUSIO N L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| 26 YO FEMALE BURNED LEFT HAND ON HOT IRON SECOND DEGREE BURN AND |
| 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: 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: 11/17/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| AN IRON FELL OFF SHELF DX. HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2003 | Age: 32 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 LEFT HAND BURN: GRABBED HOT IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 50 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 |
| 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ENTIRE R-PALM AND 1/4 LEFT PALM TRIED TO CA TCH HOT IRON WHEN IT WAS FALLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| TOUCHED HOT IRON DX: HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| ACCID GRABBED HOT IRON AT HOME SUSTAINING BURN TO L PALM DX L PALM 2 DEG BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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