Accidents - Clothing irons - Year 2005 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 493
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	335
6-15 years old:	66
16-25 years old:	15
26-50 years old:	15
50+ years old:	59

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Day wear
MOM WAS IRONING CLOTHES & LEFT ROOM FOR A BIT, PT PULLED HOT IRON ONTO LT KNEE / SHIN. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
C/O PT MOM STATES IRON ACCIDENTLY FELL ON CHILDS LEG DX RT LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT BURNED SELF W/ IRON 5 DAYS AGO DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN L LOWER LEG, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2005	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
TRIPPED OVER AND FELL ON AN IRON DX. LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials
MOM'S ROOMMATE IRONING CLOTHES ON THE FLOOR. PT RAN THRU ROOM & KNOCKED INTO THE IRON. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Ironing boards or covers
PT SUSTAINED HOT IRON BURN TO L CALF LAST EVENING. IRON FELL OFF IRONING BOARD. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2005	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT BURNED ON IRON; 2ND DEGREE BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2005	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
LOWER LEG BURNED, TOUCHED HOT IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
BACKED INTO HOT IRON BURN LOWER LIMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT LEG - S/P BURNED THIS AM WITH "HOT IRON" AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2005	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PATIENT PLAYING WITH IRON AT HOME, MOM GRABBED IRON AND FELL ON PATIENT 'S LOWER LEG/FOOT; BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials
MOM WAS IRONING ON BED,PLACED IRON ON FLOOR AND LEFT ROOM PT PLAYING O N FLOOR DX BURNS TO BOTH LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Clothing irons
3 YEAR OLD FEMALE ACCIDENTALLY BURNED WITH IRON 3 DAYS AGO HEALING BURN RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials
10 MIN AGO, IRON ON FLOOR, PT WALKED BY & BUMPED IT. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO L CALF & FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/02/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
SIBLING PICKED UP IRON STILL PLUGGED IN DROPPED ON PT'S LEG. DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT DROPPED IRON ON LT CALF - DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2005	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT SUS BURN TO LOWE LEG FROM A IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
12Y/M IRON FELL ONTO BACK OF LEG 2D AGO,CALF W/ BURN AND BLISTERS; RIGH T CALF 2ND DEGREE PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Floors or flooring materials
12 YO COUSIN IRONING ON BED AT HER HOUSE, LAYED IRON ON FLOOR, PT JUMPE D FROM BED BURNING LOWER LEG ON IRON; 2ND DEGREE LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
22 YO FEMALE BURNED LEFT LOWER LEG WITH HOT IRON NINE DAYS AGO SECOND DEGREE BURN LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT GOT BURNED BY CLOTHES IRON, ON RT. LEG 2 DAYS AGO, HURTS WHEN HE WALKS, BLISTERED. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO RT. LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT GOT BURNED TO LEG WITH AN ELCETRIC IRON WHILE WALKING PASS IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2005	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT BURNED LEG ON IRON AT HOME. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothing irons
LAC L LWR LEG, PT SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING IRON AT HOME, C/O PAIN, GAIT NORMAL, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2005	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT WITH 2 DEGREE BURNS TO IRON FROM A HOT IRON ON MON TO RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2005	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT BURNED LEG WHEN PT GRABBED THE CORD OF THE CLOTHES IRON AND IT FELL ON HIS LEG. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
IRON BURN TO R LEG DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2005	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Counters or countertops
MOM WAS HOLDING CHILD AND LEANED OVER TO CLOSE WINDOW CHILD'S LEG HIT A HOT IRON THAT WAS ON COUNTER TOP DX: R LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2005	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT PULLED HOT IRON DOWN ONTO LT LEG, 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
AN IRON FELL, HIT LEG DX. LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PT'S LEG GOT BURN BY THE HOT SURFACE OF IRON SUSTAINED " 2ND DEGREE BURN, LT LEG''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons
PATIENT PLAYING IN BASEMENT AT DAD'S HOUSE 3 DAYS AGO, FELL ON HOT IRON BURNING LEG; LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2005	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Clothing irons
LOWER LEG BURN, CLOTHING IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2005	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothing irons, Ironing boards or covers
IRON FELL FROM IRONING BOARD AND HIT PT ON BACK OF CALF. D: 2ND DEGR EE BURN RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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