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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 658
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| IRON FELL OFF SHELF AND HIT PT IN HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT STATES IRON FELL ON HEAD AT HOME, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PATIENT FIGHT WITH 5 YO BROTHER WHEN HE HIT HER ON HEAD WITH IRON; SCAL P LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 37 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 SUSTAINED LACERATION TO SCALP AFTER AN IRON FELL ON HER HEAD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| HEAD LAC, PT FELL INTO AN IRON HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 7 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS STRUCK ON TOP OF HEAD WITH AN IRON THAT FELL FROM TOP SHELF OF A CLOSET. NO LOC. NOT ON AT TIME. HAS LAC TO TOP OF HEAD. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PULLED IRON CORD AND FELL ONTO HEAD DX: CHI, SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT C/O IRON HIT HEAD - FELL OFF SHELF 3 FEET ABOVE. CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 5 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, Tables |
| PULLED IRON OFF TABLE AND HIT HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons, Counters or countertops |
| CHILD PULLED IRON OFF COUNTER; HIT IN HEAD. CONTUSION OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| IRON FELL OFF SHELF;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 8 months | 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 |
| IRON FELL AND HIT CHILD ON HEAD. DX. HEAD, SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| LAC TO HEAD AFTER A CLOTHING IRON FELL ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 4 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 WAS @ HOME IN THE CLOSET ACCIDENTLY PULLED THE CORD OF IRON WHICH FELL ONTO HER HEAD. DX HEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 2 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 |
| HEAD INJURY; CLOTHES IRON FELL ONTO PTS HEAD. D: CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing irons, Ironing boards or covers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER IRONING BOARD OR CORD OF IRON & IRON HIT BACK OF HEAD, NO LOC; HEAD ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CHI AFTER A IRON FELL ON HEAD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| CUT FRONT PART OF SCALP WHEN HE PULLED A CLOTHES IRON DOWN . HE GRABBED THE CORD,RIGHT AFTER IT HAD BEEN PLUGGED IN. DX: SCALP LACERATI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| HIT IN HEAD BY IRON DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| BURN TO TOP OF HEAD FROM A CLOTHING IRON WAS IN ROOM WHILE MOM WAS IRONING. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| SCALP LAC. HEAD CONTUSION. CHI. IRON FALLING ON HEAD SUSTAINED CUT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Clothing irons, Ironing boards or covers |
| HIT IN THE HEAD BY AN IRON FELL FROM IRONING BOARD CONCUSSION CLOSED HEAD INJURY SUBDURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| IRON FELL OFF DESK;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 7 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 PULLED THE CORD FOR AN IRON AND IT FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH FRIENDS AT HOME WHEN HE KNOCKED AN IRON DOWN AND IT LANDED ON HIS HEAD. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| PATIENT HAD AN IRON FALL ON HER HEAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO SCALP. DX-SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing irons |
| IRON FELL ON HEAD. DX LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 11 YO HIT ON HEAD BY IRON LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 75 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 |
| DX SCALP LAC: IRON FELL ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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